M4.8 earthquake 252 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 252 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 10:45 PM GMT+9 (13:45 UTC), 122 km (76 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
- 1981-07-11 13:45:15 UTC
- Depth
- 121.9 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.011° N, 127.873° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16508 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.4192 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6175 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16482 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.1283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16459 days ago · 150 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.2172 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16450 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001emu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.