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M5.2 earthquake 73 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 73 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jun 10, 2004, 6:35 PM GMT+9 (09:35 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jun 10, 2004, 6:35 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2004-06-10 09:35:10 UTC
Depth: 92.1 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 1.245° N, 126.904° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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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 282°, dip 41°, rake -3°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 14°, dip 88°, rake -131°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 65°
Stations used: 93

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cxk7 (also filed as gcmtc061004c, gcmt20040610093510, iscgem7354953). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.