M5.2 earthquake 158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 23, 1990, 7:31 AM GMT+9 (22:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-22 22:31:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.953° N, 127.271° 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 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dst. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.