M4.9 earthquake 134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 7, 1982, 12:40 AM GMT+9 (15:40 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 212 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-06 15:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 63.9 km (39.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.873° N, 128.425° 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 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16140 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.7212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16133 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16131 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.3105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16109 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001naa. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.