M5.0 earthquake 166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 25, 1978, 4:00 AM GMT+9 (19:00 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 119 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-24 19:00:52 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.318° N, 126.635° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000t4k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.