M5.4 earthquake 192 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 192 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 23, 1981, 8:53 AM GMT+9 (23:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-22 23:53:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.456° N, 128.235° 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 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6175 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16483 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.2172 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16451 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16508 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.8252 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16509 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.0138 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16515 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001evq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.