M5.6 earthquake 177 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 177 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 14, 1981, 4:31 PM GMT+9 (07:31 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 186 km N of Tobelo, 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-14 07:31:33 UTC
- Depth
- 154.9 km (96.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.333° N, 128.128° 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 2.5 and up: 3 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 usp0001c60 (also filed as gcmtb021481a, gcmt19810214073133, iscgem631266). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.