M4.8 earthquake 62 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 2:06 PM GMT+8 (06:06 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 81 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-01 06:06:11 UTC
- Depth
- 89.5 km (55.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.821° N, 125.206° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001grn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.