M4.3 earthquake 58 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 19, 1981, 1:54 PM GMT+8 (05:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 50 km SE of Bima, 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-19 05:54:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.007° S, 118.716° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4108 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia · 16345 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.850 km SE of Bima, Indonesia · 16332 days ago · 122 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hg7. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.