Indonesia earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 21, 2003, 9:52 AM GMT+9 (00:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Fri, Nov 21, 2003, 9:52 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-11-21 00:52:54 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.236° N, 126.411° 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 28°, dip 36°, rake 107°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 188°, dip 56°, rake 78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 31°
Stations used: 168

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdhs (also filed as gcmtb112103a, gcmt20031121005254, iscgem7188588). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.