M5.4 earthquake 160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 22, 1982, 8:00 AM GMT+9 (23:00 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-21 23:00:26 UTC
- Depth
- 57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.419° N, 126.744° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16297 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9174 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16291 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.1127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16268 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j6u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.