Indonesia earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 190 km S of Dompu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 190 km S of Dompu, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 18, 1977, 3:11 PM GMT+8 (07:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 212 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-10-18 07:11:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.232° S, 118.183° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7212 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17868 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.0164 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 17863 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.8195 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 17861 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.7179 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 17859 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.0216 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17857 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 5.0194 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 17857 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.9168 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17854 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.9192 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17854 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.9180 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17839 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.6135 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 17872 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.0166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17872 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 5.1165 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17878 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.6166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.3184 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.9160 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.2169 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 5.2162 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17880 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 5.4160 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.0203 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.0166 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.7154 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 5.1168 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17881 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 5.0164 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 6.3161 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 5.1176 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 5.0147 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 5.6177 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 5.7163 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17882 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 5.4187 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 17887 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000r3d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.