M4.7 earthquake Halmahera, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Halmahera, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 3, 1980, 3:39 PM GMT+9 (06:39 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 86 km NE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-03 06:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 129.0 km (80.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.973° N, 128.515° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.286 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17017 days ago · 228 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.958 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16997 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 5.680 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17038 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1156 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17041 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.8123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17047 days ago · 211 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17051 days ago · 240 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17052 days ago · 209 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015a5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.