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M5.9 earthquake 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, May 26, 2002, 9:10 AM GMT+9 (00:10 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.9 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, May 26, 2002, 9:10 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2002-05-26 00:10:21 UTC
Depth: 109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 1.832° N, 127.238° E
Region: Indonesia
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 346°, dip 24°, rake 16°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 242°, dip 84°, rake 114°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 301

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4yy (also filed as gcmtb052602a, gcmt20020526001021, iscgem3153556). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.