M5.8 earthquake 63 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 27, 1971, 12:33 AM GMT+8 (16:33 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 114 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-09-26 16:33:05 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.046° N, 124.841° 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 2.8 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 iscgem780632. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.