M5.7 earthquake 220 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 220 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 3, 1978, 10:29 AM GMT+8 (02:29 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-03 02:29:54 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.573° N, 127.246° 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
- 94
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3223 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17658 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.9222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17646 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17646 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ucj (also filed as gcmtb050378a, gcmt19780503022954, iscgem681736). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.