Earthquake details

Thursday, May 17, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 17, 1928 at 10:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 116.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.998 and latitude 2.019.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 2.019, 125.998
UTC time 1928-05-17 10:55:32.540
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-05-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:27 UTC
150.1 km
M 4.4
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-01-10 06:43 UTC
165.6 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-01-09 17:38 UTC
163.7 km
M 4.7
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-11-27 00:00 UTC
151.8 km
M 4.5
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-11-08 01:11 UTC
156.8 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-26 22:44 UTC
105.0 km
M 4.0
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-22 03:16 UTC
127.2 km
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-02 08:41 UTC
231.2 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.