M5.3 earthquake 283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 16, 1981, 11:40 PM GMT+9 (14:40 UTC), 56 km (35 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-16 14:40:56 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.269° N, 128.335° 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 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16404 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9269 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16394 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16394 days ago · 63 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.1north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16377 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ggb (also filed as gcmtb101681c, gcmt19811016144056, iscgem610024). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.