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M5.4 earthquake 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 26, 2001, 6:18 PM GMT+9 (09:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Feb 26, 2001, 6:18 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2001-02-26 09:18:19 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.301° N, 126.390° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 211°, dip 42°, rake 98°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 21°, dip 48°, rake 83°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 104

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aae1 (also filed as gcmtb022601g, gcmt20010226091819, iscgem1832589). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.