Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 56 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 56 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 8, 1983, 6:44 AM GMT+9 (21:44 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 52 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-11-07 21:44:14 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.215° N, 128.028° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.043 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.152 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.634 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15659 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.045 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15659 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.443 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15659 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 5.046 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15658 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.968 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15657 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.359 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 15654 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.949 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15653 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 5.740 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15602 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.258 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15602 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 5.643 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 5.335 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.233 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 5.538 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 6.438 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 5.154 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 5.150 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 5.239 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.861 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 5.145 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 6.662 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 6.139 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15660 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zmx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.