M5.7 earthquake 159 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 8, 1964, 4:45 PM GMT+9 (07:45 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 138 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-08 07:45:50 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.141° N, 128.290° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem865851. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.