M4.7 earthquake 40 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 40 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 8, 1982, 7:18 PM GMT+9 (10:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-08 10:18:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.367° N, 127.972° 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
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- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.256 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16292 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.757 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16292 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.522 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16283 days ago · 147 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.849 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16283 days ago · 94 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hxw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.