M4.9 earthquake 83 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 9, 1978, 9:53 PM GMT+9 (12:53 UTC), 168 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-09 12:53:31 UTC
- Depth
- 168.0 km (104.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.465° N, 128.175° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 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 usp0000wfg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.