M5.0 earthquake 132 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 132 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 23, 1980, 2:32 PM GMT+9 (05:32 UTC), 219 km (136 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-23 05:32:49 UTC
- Depth
- 219.0 km (136.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.741° N, 128.653° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0129 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16736 days ago · 209 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.397 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16732 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.781 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001axt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.