M4.3 earthquake 67 km NW of Ende, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 67 km NW of Ende, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 28, 1981, 10:57 PM GMT+8 (14:57 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 59 km NW of Ende, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-28 14:57:47 UTC
- Depth
- 201.0 km (124.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.389° S, 121.254° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cfc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.