M5.1 earthquake 123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 6:53 AM GMT+9 (21:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-21 21:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.667° N, 128.607° 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
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 309°, dip 67°, rake 156°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 49°, dip 68°, rake 25°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.754 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8643 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.0144 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8599 days ago · 200 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnyb (also filed as gcmtb012103e, gcmt20030121215313, iscgem6541276). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.