Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 91 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 91 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 4:45 PM GMT+9 (07:45 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 4:45 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2024-09-19 07:45:33 UTC
Depth: 26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.192° N, 128.693° E
Region: Indonesia
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.093 · 11 stations
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

At least six homes destroyed and 50 buildings damaged on Morotai.

From the USGS event page for us6000nt0c. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 347°, dip 8°, rake 61°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 196°, dip 83°, rake 94°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 76°
Stations used: 153

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nt0c (also filed as usauto6000nt0c). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.