M5.6 earthquake 150 km NNW of Kendari, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 150 km NNW of Kendari, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 6, 1980, 2:15 AM GMT+8 (18:15 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-05 18:15:03 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.701° S, 122.058° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic

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
- 80
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8141 km NNW of Kendari, Indonesia · 16756 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.9151 km NNW of Kendari, Indonesia · 16755 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ap1 (also filed as gcmtb110580a, gcmt19801105181503, atlas19801105181505, iscgem635007). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.