M4.1 earthquake 257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Nov 2, 1981, 9:45 AM GMT+9 (00:45 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-02 00:45:01 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.052° N, 127.924° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9269 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16386 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16386 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.1north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 16369 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gs4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.