M5.2 earthquake 148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 10, 1979, 8:35 PM GMT+9 (11:35 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 182 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-10 11:35:04 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.500° N, 126.918° 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
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.6168 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17099 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.3123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17114 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17114 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7178 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17122 days ago · 103 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014eb (also filed as iscgem653965). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.