M5.3 earthquake 84 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 8, 1978, 5:48 AM GMT+7 (22:48 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-07 22:48:07 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.239° N, 96.473° 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
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 usp0000tz3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.