M4.8 earthquake 72 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 30, 1983, 6:18 AM GMT+9 (21:18 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 159 km WNW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-29 21:18:20 UTC
- Depth
- 112.1 km (69.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.868° N, 127.377° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15877 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.799 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15876 days ago · 163 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.562 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15847 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u21. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.