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M5.2 earthquake 235 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 235 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 3:24 PM GMT+8 (07:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 3:24 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-04-20 07:24:33 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 3.420° N, 126.722° 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 184°, dip 11°, rake 66°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 28°, dip 80°, rake 94°

How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2tm (also filed as gcmtb042002a, gcmt20020420072433, iscgem3213985). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.