Indonesia earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 6, 2003, 5:14 PM GMT+9 (08:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Nov 6, 2003, 5:14 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-11-06 08:14:57 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.001° N, 127.033° 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 158°, dip 8°, rake 130°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 298°, dip 84°, rake 85°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 54°
Stations used: 109

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc6h (also filed as gcmtb110603b, gcmt20031106081457, iscgem7177331). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.