M4.8 earthquake 162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 8:03 PM GMT+9 (11:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 192 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-09 11:03:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.088° N, 128.563° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16515 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.4192 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6175 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16490 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.099 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16461 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ekm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.