M5.6 earthquake 180 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 180 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 10:08 PM GMT+9 (13:08 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-06-15 13:08:14 UTC
- Depth
- 45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.184° N, 127.267° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.078 · 16 stations |
| 5.6 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.6 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 53°, dip 40°, rake -1°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 144°, dip 89°, rake -130°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 119
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 834 days ago · 137 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.4190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 824 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 824 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6139 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 822 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.1202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 801 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 785 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000msn7 (also filed as usauto7000msn7). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.