M4.4 earthquake 163 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 163 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 14, 1981, 12:14 PM GMT+9 (03:14 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 186 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-14 03:14:22 UTC
- Depth
- 107.3 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.205° N, 128.098° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cpu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.