Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, May 31, 2004, 2:14 AM GMT+9 (17:14 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, May 31, 2004, 2:14 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2004-05-30 17:14:41 UTC
Depth: 16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.015° N, 126.896° 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 354°, dip 43°, rake 44°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 228°, dip 62°, rake 123°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 68°
Stations used: 84

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwnd (also filed as gcmtc053004g, gcmt20040530171442, iscgem7350373). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.