M4.7 earthquake 88 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 88 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 12, 1982, 11:58 PM GMT+9 (14:58 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 130 km NNE of Tobelo, 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-12 14:58:23 UTC
- Depth
- 178.5 km (110.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.496° N, 128.242° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15960 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9130 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15953 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15940 days ago · 218 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.943 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15939 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rdp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.