Earthquake details

Saturday, January 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 14, 1978 at 13:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 145.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.417 and latitude 1.674.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 1.674, 126.417
UTC time 1978-01-14 13:49:42.900
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-14

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-08-07 22:12 UTC
152.3 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-07-29 16:12 UTC
242.4 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-07-07 06:43 UTC
192.7 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-06-27 23:37 UTC
243.5 km
M 4.0
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-06-24 01:02 UTC
233.2 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-06-19 18:53 UTC
188.9 km
M 4.4
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-05-26 11:11 UTC
172.2 km
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:27 UTC
150.3 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.