Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 88 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 88 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 4, 1983, 4:52 PM GMT+9 (07:52 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-03-04 07:52:13 UTC
Depth
87.4 km (54.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.802° N, 127.219° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15902 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.6173 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15900 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.894 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15896 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.872 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15893 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 5.0159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15881 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.799 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15880 days ago · 163 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 5.4153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15927 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15937 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.578 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 15946 days ago · 144 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tf3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.