M5.5 earthquake 137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Thu, May 24, 1979, 9:35 PM GMT+8 (13:35 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 137 km WNW of Ternate, 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-24 13:35:51 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.795° N, 126.043° 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
- 104
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6112 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17301 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.1140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17302 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.368 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17304 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.598 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17310 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010up (also filed as gcmtb052479b, gcmt19790524133551, iscgem665571). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.