M5.3 earthquake 223 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 223 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 20, 1978, 1:14 AM GMT+8 (17:14 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-19 17:14:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.621° N, 127.308° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17658 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.9246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17658 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000umh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.