M4.5 earthquake 123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, May 18, 1980, 12:00 AM GMT+9 (15:00 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 112 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-17 15:00:21 UTC
- Depth
- 201.0 km (124.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.476° N, 128.832° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16923 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.684 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16877 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000179e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.