M5.5 earthquake 108 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 108 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 18, 1971, 1:52 PM GMT+8 (05:52 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 143 km NW of Ternate, 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, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-01-18 05:52:20 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.054° N, 125.855° 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
- ±0.33
- 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem788348. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.