M4.7 earthquake 217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 21, 1982, 2:31 PM GMT+9 (05:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-21 05:31:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.611° N, 128.581° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16136 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16134 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nhe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.