M4.8 earthquake 49 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 23, 1982, 11:04 AM GMT+9 (02:04 UTC), 94 km (58 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-23 02:04:33 UTC
- Depth
- 93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.396° N, 128.306° 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 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.522 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16283 days ago · 147 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.757 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16291 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.256 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16291 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.163 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16295 days ago · 174 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jsm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.