M4.5 earthquake 207 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 207 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 18, 1981, 10:37 AM GMT+9 (01:37 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-18 01:37:45 UTC
- Depth
- 55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.983° S, 126.458° 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 1.5 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 usp0001h0w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.