M5.1 earthquake 89 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 89 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 9, 1981, 5:59 AM GMT+9 (20:59 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 69 km W 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-08 20:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- 136.6 km (84.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.738° N, 127.207° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.469 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16572 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.9133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16529 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16523 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dkc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.