M4.6 earthquake 189 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 189 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 26, 1982, 12:29 AM GMT+9 (15:29 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 137 km NNE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-25 15:29:12 UTC
- Depth
- 180.0 km (111.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.438° N, 128.160° 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 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16149 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16149 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16135 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.7212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16128 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16126 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.3105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16104 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n4f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.