Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 33 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 8, 1983, 3:17 AM GMT+9 (18:17 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Nov 8, 1983, 3:17 AM GMT+9
UTC: 1983-11-07 18:17:00 UTC
Depth: 58.5 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.493° N, 128.204° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zmt (also filed as iscgem564491). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.