M4.7 earthquake 194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 14, 1980, 12:19 PM GMT+8 (04:19 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 224 km NW 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
- 1980-05-14 04:19:33 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.207° N, 127.066° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16924 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.2224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16922 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16920 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.6236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16910 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.9227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000176x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.