M5.5 earthquake 110 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 110 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 14, 1971, 11:57 AM GMT+9 (02:57 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 162 km NE 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-07-14 02:57:41 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.521° N, 128.618° 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
- ±0.43
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 iscgem782177. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.