M5.4 earthquake 240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 30, 1978, 4:24 PM GMT+8 (08:24 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-30 08:24:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.561° N, 126.837° 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
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9195 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17533 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w9e (also filed as iscgem678728). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.