M4.7 earthquake 81 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 81 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 10, 1981, 11:33 AM GMT+9 (02:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 177 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-10 02:33:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.445° N, 128.164° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp0001bnz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.