Indonesia earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 121 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 121 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, May 29, 2003, 3:25 PM GMT+9 (06:25 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, May 29, 2003, 3:25 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-05-29 06:25:34 UTC
Depth: 52.8 km (32.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.402° N, 128.870° 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 normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 5°, dip 21°, rake -59°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 152°, dip 72°, rake -101°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 90°
Stations used: 86

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byf3 (also filed as gcmtb052903d, gcmt20030529062534, iscgem6854963). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.