M6.2 earthquake 219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, May 6, 2003, 8:04 AM GMT+9 (23:04 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mwb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-05 23:04:45 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.715° N, 127.954° 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
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 32°, dip 50°, rake 128°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 162°, dip 53°, rake 54°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- Stations used
- 330
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwpr (also filed as choy20030505230445, gcmtc050503d, gcmt20030505230445, iscgem6835627). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.