M4.8 earthquake 128 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 128 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on Sun, May 24, 1981, 12:40 PM GMT+7 (05:40 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 184 km S of Pagar Alam, 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-24 05:40:32 UTC
- Depth
- 62.2 km (38.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.068° S, 102.746° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0150 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16521 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4153 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 16516 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.1184 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16515 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001due. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.