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M5.4 earthquake 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 5, 2001, 4:34 AM GMT+8 (20:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Mar 5, 2001, 4:34 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-03-04 20:34:06 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.485° N, 126.357° 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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 68°, dip 30°, rake 171°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 166°, dip 85°, rake 60°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 52

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aax6 (also filed as gcmtb030401a, gcmt20010304203406, iscgem1833243). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.