M5.0 earthquake 41 km NNW of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 41 km NNW of Dompu, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 1, 1980, 12:59 AM GMT+8 (16:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 85 km N of Bima, Indonesia. 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
- 1980-09-30 16:59:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.170° S, 118.382° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a1q. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.