M4.4 earthquake 101 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 101 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 17, 1981, 6:38 AM GMT+7 (23:38 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 80 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-16 23:38:00 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.839° N, 98.539° 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.
- Stations used
- 13
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 usp0001brr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.