M5.1 earthquake 183 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 183 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 31, 1982, 4:07 PM GMT+8 (08:07 UTC), 87 km (54 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-31 08:07:51 UTC
- Depth
- 87.4 km (54.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.574° N, 126.591° 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 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.7198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16109 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.0189 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16114 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7100 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16116 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16118 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pbk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.