M4.4 earthquake 102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 29, 1979, 11:32 AM GMT+9 (02:32 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 123 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-29 02:32:52 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.756° N, 127.093° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17114 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.3123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17114 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.2148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17095 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013rt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.