M5.8 earthquake 126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, May 3, 2001, 1:31 PM GMT+9 (04:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-03 04:31:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.462° N, 126.299° 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
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 183°, dip 53°, rake 43°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 64°, dip 58°, rake 134°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 152
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4113 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.1115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.8116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8101 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8153 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9258 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.9141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9234 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aebn (also filed as gcmtb050301a, gcmt20010503043157, iscgem1892097). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.