M5.1 earthquake 105 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 10, 1978, 12:16 PM GMT+8 (04:16 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-10 04:16:00 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.524° S, 119.293° 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.
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 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 usp0000xv9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.