M5.0 earthquake 99 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 99 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 5, 1981, 7:30 AM GMT+9 (22:30 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-04 22:30:56 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.231° N, 128.746° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.978 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16452 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.583 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16440 days ago · 258 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16416 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fp9 (also filed as iscgemsup610975). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.