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M5.3 earthquake 223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 4:53 PM GMT+8 (08:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 4:53 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-04-18 08:53:52 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 3.411° N, 126.888° 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 180°, dip 21°, rake 102°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 348°, dip 70°, rake 86°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 114

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 29 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 usp000b2nc (also filed as gcmtb041802c, gcmt20020418085352, iscgem2991909). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.