M5.2 earthquake 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 24, 1980, 4:23 PM GMT+8 (08:23 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-24 08:23:45 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.035° N, 126.466° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16921 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.9227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16908 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017d7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.