Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 5:15 AM GMT+9 (20:15 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-08-14 20:15:24 UTC
Depth
79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.268° N, 126.768° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16462 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.2133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16438 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16431 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3101 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16430 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.672 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16425 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 5.5133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16476 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.8101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16492 days ago · 123 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.9148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16492 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f9p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.