M4.7 earthquake Molucca Sea
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Wed, Jun 9, 1982, 7:57 PM GMT+9 (10:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-09 10:57:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.577° N, 126.834° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.165 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16151 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16147 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16138 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mt1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.