M5.0 earthquake 188 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 188 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 8:37 AM GMT+9 (23:37 UTC), 57 km (35 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-05 23:37:56 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.192° N, 128.870° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4163 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16629 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 6.1186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16616 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cjb (also filed as iscgem629377). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.