M5.0 earthquake 178 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 178 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 25, 1977, 3:00 AM GMT+8 (19:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 168 km S of Dompu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-24 19:00:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.112° S, 118.107° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5168 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17925 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.9202 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17922 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0160 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17920 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.7167 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17918 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.8176 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 17916 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.2117 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 17913 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.1211 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17904 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.2181 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17904 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.2219 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17903 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7176 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17899 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9206 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17896 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.6175 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17888 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.2180 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17888 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.4187 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17888 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.7163 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17883 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.6177 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17883 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.0147 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17883 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.4157 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17883 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1176 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 6.3161 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.2153 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0164 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2149 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.6159 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.8150 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.4148 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.1168 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.8158 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.7154 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.4177 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.0166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.0203 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.4146 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.4160 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.2162 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.2169 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9160 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.6159 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.3184 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.6166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1165 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17879 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17873 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.6135 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17873 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.3190 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17872 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.7212 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17868 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 5.4191 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 17927 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6184 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.5187 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17932 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.1224 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17932 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qa9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.