Indonesia earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 14, 1981, 3:24 PM GMT+9 (06:24 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-08-14 06:24:42 UTC
Depth
38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.446° N, 127.044° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16475 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.5158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16462 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.2133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16438 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.8102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16431 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.3101 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16430 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.672 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16425 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.8101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16492 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.9148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16492 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f99 (also filed as gcmtb081481b, gcmt19810814062442, iscgem613016). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.