Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 29, 2001, 11:52 AM GMT+9 (02:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Oct 29, 2001, 11:52 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2001-10-29 02:52:17 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.587° N, 126.613° 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 35°, dip 36°, rake 121°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 178°, dip 60°, rake 70°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 93

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aruk (also filed as gcmtb102901a, gcmt20011029025217, iscgem2285148). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.