Indonesia earthquakes

M6.2 earthquake 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 9:29 AM GMT+9 (00:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.2 (mwc), strong
Local time: Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 9:29 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-11-12 00:29:45 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.593° N, 126.480° 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 198°, dip 37°, rake 104°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 1°, dip 54°, rake 80°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 48°
Stations used: 203

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 14 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 usp000ccng (also filed as choy20031112002945, gcmtc111203b, gcmt20031112002945, iscgem7181935). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.