M5.2 earthquake 102 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 102 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 20, 1983, 7:22 PM GMT+9 (10:22 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-20 10:22:27 UTC
- Depth
- 73.9 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.599° N, 128.329° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.363 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15671 days ago · 225 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.2129 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 231 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.2127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15623 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001z3x (also filed as gcmtb102083b, gcmt19831020102227, iscgem566847). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.