M4.6 earthquake 225 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 225 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 19, 1980, 3:50 PM GMT+9 (06:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 229 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-19 06:50:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.744° N, 128.317° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0229 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17040 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.1265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17037 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.8276 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17036 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 5.2208 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17049 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7221 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17056 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.0213 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17056 days ago · 56 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.7233 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17056 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000152b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.