M5.1 earthquake 147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 6:36 AM GMT+9 (21:36 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-08 21:36:08 UTC
- Depth
- 52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.289° N, 126.810° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9174 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16301 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16278 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16254 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jhu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.