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M5.3 earthquake near Tondano, North Sulawesi

2813 d ago · 2 Feb 2019, 01:11 UTC 118 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on 2 Feb 2019, 01:11 UTC at a depth of 51 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tondano, about 119 km away in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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