M4.3 earthquake 79 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 10, 1981, 11:33 PM GMT+9 (14:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 110 km SSW of Nabire, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-10 14:33:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.634° S, 134.844° 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: 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 usp0001fsk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.