M4.6 earthquake 283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 9, 1981, 8:49 AM GMT+9 (23:49 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 286 km WSW of Tual, 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-08 23:49:25 UTC
- Depth
- 144.8 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.514° S, 130.344° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16607 days ago · 152 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16585 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.9274 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16584 days ago · 161 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ckz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.