M4.4 earthquake 223 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 223 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 10:42 AM GMT+7 (03:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 158 km SSW of Pagar Alam, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-20 03:42:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.853° S, 102.384° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6158 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16677 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8145 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16638 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0137 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16637 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bts. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.