M5.2 earthquake 284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 16, 2001, 2:29 AM GMT+9 (17:29 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-15 17:29:11 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.287° N, 127.780° 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 322°, dip 43°, rake 50°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 192°, dip 59°, rake 121°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 90
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amhc (also filed as gcmtb081501b, gcmt20010815172911, iscgem2051687). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.