M5.1 earthquake 71 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 71 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 14, 1978, 7:42 AM GMT+7 (00:42 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-14 00:42:44 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.522° N, 94.689° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w21. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.