M5.3 earthquake 79 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 79 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jun 7, 1984, 4:36 AM GMT+9 (19:36 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-06-06 19:36:24 UTC
- Depth
- 156.1 km (97.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.520° N, 127.328° 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 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Molucca Sea · 15413 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 136 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.9104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00024vx (also filed as gcmtb060684d, gcmt19840606193624, iscgem550427). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.