Indonesia earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 12:40 PM GMT+9 (03:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 12:40 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2001-10-21 03:40:18 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.830° N, 126.506° 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 50°, dip 34°, rake 114°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 202°, dip 59°, rake 75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 113

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arb1 (also filed as gcmtb102101b, gcmt20011021034018, iscgem2252836). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.