M5.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 22, 1982, 9:37 PM GMT+9 (12:37 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-22 12:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 147.2 km (91.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.842° N, 128.179° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.849 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16284 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16245 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.392 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16235 days ago · 240 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jsa (also filed as iscgem604454). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.