M5.2 earthquake 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, May 29, 2003, 5:17 AM GMT+9 (20:17 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-28 20:17:25 UTC
- Depth
- 60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.397° N, 126.798° 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 199°, dip 73°, rake 180°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 289°, dip 90°, rake 17°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 83
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.554 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.7154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8545 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.5105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8548 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bydw (also filed as gcmtb052803e, gcmt20030528201726, iscgem6854372). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.