M4.5 earthquake 83 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 6:30 AM GMT+9 (21:30 UTC), 258 km (160 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 126 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-18 21:30:25 UTC
- Depth
- 258.2 km (160.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.369° N, 128.404° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2126 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16447 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16426 days ago · 147 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fz3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.