M5.1 earthquake 109 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 24, 1978, 3:07 PM GMT+9 (06:07 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 62 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-24 06:07:02 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.657° N, 128.345° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 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 usp0000vr8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.