M5.0 earthquake 283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 21, 1981, 2:21 AM GMT+9 (17:21 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-20 17:21:01 UTC
- Depth
- 116.5 km (72.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.801° S, 130.479° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7236 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16640 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16633 days ago · 145 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.1286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16606 days ago · 152 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ca8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.