M4.4 earthquake 230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 6:52 AM GMT+9 (21:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 north of Halmahera, 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-27 21:52:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.701° N, 128.686° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16137 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.7212 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16137 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16144 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9134 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16159 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16159 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nq8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.