M4.6 earthquake 133 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 8, 1981, 11:45 PM GMT+9 (14:45 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-08 14:45:58 UTC
- Depth
- 115.8 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.480° S, 129.306° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hap. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.