M5.3 earthquake 64 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 64 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 29, 1979, 6:43 AM GMT+9 (21:43 UTC), 135 km (84 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-28 21:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 135.0 km (83.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.786° N, 127.432° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17139 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17116 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.3123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17115 days ago · 106 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.2148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17096 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013rm (also filed as iscgem658004). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.