M4.8 earthquake 146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 14, 1979, 6:37 PM GMT+9 (09:37 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 172 km WNW 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-14 09:37:40 UTC
- Depth
- 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.610° N, 127.029° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17160 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17140 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012yd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.