M5.1 earthquake 283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 30, 1981, 7:06 AM GMT+9 (22:06 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 283 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-29 22:06:05 UTC
- Depth
- 149.9 km (93.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.278° N, 127.759° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8222 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16448 days ago · 198 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.9229 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16436 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3208 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16432 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.3283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16420 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fjn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.