M4.5 earthquake 158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 9:39 PM GMT+9 (12:39 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-27 12:39:56 UTC
- Depth
- 64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.064° N, 126.625° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16444 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.8102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16437 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3101 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16436 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.672 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16432 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fh8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.