M5.7 earthquake 212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 4:34 AM GMT+9 (19:34 UTC), 26 km (16 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
- 5.7 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-27 19:34:32 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.589° N, 128.481° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 5 stations |
| 5.81 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.8 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION HARVARD EVENT-FILE NAME B072782A DATA USED: GDSN L.P. BODY WAVES: 12S, 34C, T=45 CENTROID LOCATION: ORIGIN TIME 19:34:36.4 0.3 LAT 3.63N 0.04;LON 128.87E 0.03 DEP 10.9 FIX;HALF-DURATION 3.0 MOMENT TENSOR; SCALE 10**24 D-CM MRR=4.80 0.14; MTT=0.27 0.17 MFF=-5.07 0.18; MRT=0.16 0.37 MRF=3.81 0.40; MTF=1.89 0.15 PRINCIPAL AXES: 1.(T) VAL=6.20;PLG=69;AZM=291 2.(N) 0.60; 12; 169 3.(P) -6.80; 17; 75 BEST DOUBLE COUPLE:M0=6.5*10**24 NP1:STRIKE=148;DIP=29;SLIP=66 NP2:Strike=355;Dip=63;Slip=103
From the USGS event page for usp0001nq4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16137 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16137 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16134 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nq4 (also filed as gcmtb072782a, gcmt19820727193433, iscgem596175). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.