M5.1 earthquake 63 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 11, 1982, 7:34 AM GMT+9 (22:34 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 22 km ENE 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-10 22:34:18 UTC
- Depth
- 173.8 km (108.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.267° N, 128.213° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.256 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16304 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.757 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16304 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.522 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16296 days ago · 147 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.849 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16295 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16256 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jjw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.