M3.3 earthquake 237 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 237 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 3:07 AM GMT+9 (18:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 252 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea. 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
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-11 18:07:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.315° S, 139.352° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0252 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea · 16631 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.7266 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 16611 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 5.2252 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 16655 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.5276 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 16660 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1259 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 16669 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.2255 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 16669 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cnd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.