Indonesia earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 15, 1981, 11:12 PM GMT+9 (14:12 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.9 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-09-15 14:12:06 UTC
Depth
102.2 km (63.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.350° S, 130.683° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4187 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16435 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Banda Sea · 16450 days ago · 146 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 16460 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.9Banda Sea · 16462 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fwd (also filed as gcmtb091581a, gcmt19810915141203, iscgem611528). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.