M4.7 earthquake 100 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 100 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 15, 1982, 3:22 AM GMT+9 (18:22 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 183 km WNW 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
- 1982-08-14 18:22:00 UTC
- Depth
- 100.3 km (62.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.945° N, 127.132° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1183 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16093 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16083 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p1v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.