Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 27, 2001, 1:24 AM GMT+9 (16:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Dec 27, 2001, 1:24 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2001-12-26 16:24:07 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.244° N, 126.636° 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 86°, dip 45°, rake 144°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 203°, dip 66°, rake 51°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 66

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.7135 km NW of Tobelo, IndonesiaSun, Dec 23, 3:07 PM GMT+9 · 9047 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avax (also filed as gcmtb122601d, gcmt20011226162407, iscgem2712167). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.