M4.6 earthquake 24 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 12, 1983, 9:50 AM GMT+9 (00:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 78 km N of Ternate, 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-12 00:50:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.548° N, 127.879° 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
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- 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.578 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 15947 days ago · 144 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.943 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15945 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.088 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15919 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s52. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.