M4.9 earthquake Halmahera, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in Halmahera, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 3, 1984, 8:08 PM GMT+9 (11:08 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-06-03 11:08:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.557° N, 128.398° 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
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- 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.786 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15430 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.850 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15417 days ago · 161 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00024tw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.