M4.9 earthquake 130 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 130 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 23, 1983, 7:46 PM GMT+9 (10:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-23 10:46:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.817° N, 128.463° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 7 stations |
| 5.14 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.3 |
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15945 days ago · 218 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.943 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15944 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.1217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15937 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001sh2 (also filed as iscgem585510). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.