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M5.5 earthquake 207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 21, 2001, 5:59 AM GMT+8 (21:59 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jan 21, 2001, 5:59 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-01-20 21:59:10 UTC
Depth: 74.7 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 2.874° N, 126.529° 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 165°, dip 20°, rake 66°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 10°, dip 71°, rake 98°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Stations used: 74

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a821 (also filed as gcmtb012001c, gcmt20010120215910, iscgem1763566). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.