M4.5 earthquake 142 km WNW of Manado, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Manado, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 30, 1978, 4:08 AM GMT+8 (20:08 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-29 20:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.946° N, 123.656° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0000y6e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.