M5.3 earthquake Banda Sea
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Fri, Sep 29, 1978, 3:12 PM GMT+8 (07:12 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-29 07:12:57 UTC
- Depth
- 198.0 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.891° S, 129.317° E
- 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.
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 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 usp0000wsr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.