M5.3 earthquake 123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 22, 1979, 2:07 AM GMT+9 (17:07 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-21 17:07:53 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.085° N, 126.961° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.51 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.3 |
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
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17097 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17060 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17117 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7178 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17124 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17140 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.364 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17140 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000144a (also filed as iscgem655964). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.