M5.5 earthquake 299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 9:18 PM GMT+9 (12:18 UTC), 116 km (72 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-27 12:18:33 UTC
- Depth
- 116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.649° S, 130.241° 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.
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 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 usp0001bx3 (also filed as gcmtb012781b, gcmt19810127121833, iscgem633210). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.