M4.8 earthquake 180 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 180 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 22, 1990, 9:23 AM GMT+8 (01:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-22 01:23:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.464° N, 126.564° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13192 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.8203 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 13183 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7169 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 13181 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.9123 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 13180 days ago · 198 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13179 days ago · 97 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13149 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004drk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.