M5.0 earthquake 260 km S of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 260 km S of Ambon, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 5, 1980, 3:56 AM GMT+9 (18:56 UTC), 353 km (219 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-04 18:56:35 UTC
- Depth
- 353.0 km (219.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.052° S, 128.274° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014vm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.