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Indonesia earthquakes in 1981

272 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1981. The largest: M6.7 268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia, Jan 20, 1981.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 4.9176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 119 km deep
  2. 5.0104 km ENE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 304 km deep
  3. 4.8187 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 32 km deep
  4. 4.6Molucca Sea · 49 km deep
  5. 5.9106 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  6. 4.8102 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  7. 5.2Flores region, Indonesia · 150 km deep
  8. 5.2140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 87 km deep
  9. 5.1163 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  10. 5.049 km NE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 60 km deep
  11. 4.8148 km SSW of Boyolangu, Indonesia · 68 km deep
  12. 5.7136 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia · 83 km deep
  13. 5.4211 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 60 km deep
  14. 4.691 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 229 km deep
  15. 4.861 km NNW of Tarakan, Indonesia · 57 km deep
  16. 4.6133 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 116 km deep
  17. 5.4southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 77 km deep
  18. 4.981 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 93 km deep
  19. 4.786 km SSW of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  20. 4.7166 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 92 km deep
  21. 4.940 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 107 km deep
  22. 4.610 km WNW of Legian, Indonesia · 125 km deep
  23. 4.611 km NW of Palu, Indonesia · 57 km deep
  24. 4.783 km W of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  25. 4.544 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 78 km deep
  26. 4.5141 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia · 77 km deep
  27. 4.8107 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 209 km deep
  28. 5.3101 km SW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 173 km deep
  29. 5.4176 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  30. 4.5207 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 56 km deep
  31. 4.7186 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  32. 4.655 km NE of Amahai, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  33. 4.923 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 44 km deep
  34. 4.920 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 51 km deep
  35. 5.210 km SW of Padang, Indonesia · 54 km deep
  36. 4.8144 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 75 km deep
  37. 4.9269 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  38. 5.3187 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  39. 5.881 km N of Tuban, Indonesia · 633 km deep
  40. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 148 km deep
  41. 4.5149 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia · 119 km deep
  42. 4.6Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 42 km deep
  43. 4.814 km SE of Tanggul, Indonesia · 108 km deep
  44. 4.862 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 90 km deep
  45. 4.569 km N of Pototano, Indonesia · 302 km deep
  46. 5.4south of Sumba, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  47. 5.1191 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 76 km deep
  48. 4.8105 km SE of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 143 km deep
  49. 5.7202 km S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  50. 5.5198 km S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  51. 4.7235 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  52. 5.280 km SW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 58 km deep
  53. 4.6southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  54. 4.6Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  55. 5.1184 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  56. 5.1265 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  57. 5.3283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 56 km deep
  58. 4.763 km S of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  59. 4.732 km NNE of Jayapura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
  60. 4.6133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 147 km deep
  61. 5.6185 km NE of Palu, Indonesia · 94 km deep
  62. 4.538 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 131 km deep
  63. 5.0110 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
  64. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 84 km deep
  65. 4.672 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  66. 4.8210 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  67. 4.655 km ESE of Kendari, Indonesia · 54 km deep
  68. 4.645 km WSW of Ende, Indonesia · 109 km deep
  69. 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 154 km deep
  70. 4.536 km E of Sibolga, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  71. 5.742 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  72. 4.9211 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  73. 4.8102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 km deep
  74. 4.594 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 66 km deep
  75. 4.6south of Java, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  76. 5.2126 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 79 km deep
  77. 4.9165 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 38 km deep
  78. 5.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 179 km deep
  79. 5.2133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 90 km deep
  80. 4.6104 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  81. 4.583 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 258 km deep
  82. 4.9southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  83. 5.9242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 102 km deep
  84. 4.976 km N of Bima, Indonesia · 10 km deep
  85. 5.2195 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  86. 5.3193 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  87. 4.6Flores Sea · 280 km deep
  88. 5.1154 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 36 km deep
  89. 5.09 km S of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 103 km deep
  90. 4.8108 km N of Teluknaga, Indonesia · 337 km deep
  91. 4.7205 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  92. 5.099 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 43 km deep
  93. 4.98 km NW of Gili Air, Indonesia · 149 km deep
  94. 4.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 83 km deep
  95. 5.0174 km N of Manado, Indonesia · 308 km deep
  96. 5.1283 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 150 km deep
  97. 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 122 km deep
  98. 4.961 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 57 km deep
  99. 4.5158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 64 km deep
  100. 4.662 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 209 km deep
  101. 4.5165 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 33 km deep
  102. 5.5155 km S of Abepura, Indonesia · 59 km deep
  103. 4.6157 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  104. 5.1Banda Sea · 34 km deep
  105. 5.0102 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia · 42 km deep
  106. 4.861 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 208 km deep
  107. 5.8164 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  108. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 80 km deep
  109. 5.149 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  110. 5.5133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 38 km deep
  111. 4.789 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 95 km deep
  112. 4.6175 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 80 km deep
  113. 5.375 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 52 km deep
  114. 4.9132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 93 km deep
  115. 4.8101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 123 km deep
  116. 4.9148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 76 km deep
  117. 4.799 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  118. 4.8254 km E of Biak, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  119. 5.4192 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  120. 4.6177 km N of Amahai, Indonesia · 12 km deep
  121. 5.085 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 124 km deep
  122. 4.8181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 62 km deep
  123. 5.0155 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 122 km deep
  124. 5.1184 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  125. 5.678 km W of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  126. 4.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 100 km deep
  127. 4.8252 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 122 km deep
  128. 5.0152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 64 km deep
  129. 5.0158 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 48 km deep
  130. 4.8162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  131. 4.9118 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 557 km deep
  132. 5.5241 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 36 km deep
  133. 5.0150 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 59 km deep
  134. 4.8139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 60 km deep
  135. 5.015 km NNE of Dampit, Indonesia · 121 km deep
  136. 5.0138 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 121 km deep
  137. 5.136 km NNE of Komodo, Indonesia · 186 km deep
  138. 4.8138 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 33 km deep
  139. 5.3103 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 96 km deep
  140. 4.980 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 12 km deep
  141. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 53 km deep
  142. 4.7140 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 33 km deep
  143. 5.2269 km E of Biak, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  144. 5.2110 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia · 313 km deep
  145. 4.9133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 77 km deep
  146. 4.68 km N of Rantauprapat, Indonesia · 92 km deep
  147. 4.8southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 23 km deep
  148. 4.7131 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 75 km deep
  149. 5.1298 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  150. 5.3170 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 67 km deep
  151. 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 170 km deep
  152. 4.757 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  153. 4.698 km SW of Baturaja, Indonesia · 110 km deep
  154. 4.7241 km SSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  155. 4.7194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 70 km deep
  156. 5.1216 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia · 648 km deep
  157. 4.990 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 111 km deep
  158. 4.6200 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 33 km deep
  159. 5.2155 km N of Amahai, Indonesia · 55 km deep
  160. 5.429 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 135 km deep
  161. 4.6237 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  162. 4.8116 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia · 84 km deep
  163. 5.286 km WNW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  164. 5.3178 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  165. 4.8Sulawesi, Indonesia · 63 km deep
  166. 4.8Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 101 km deep
  167. 5.182 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia · 48 km deep
  168. 4.85 km WSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 126 km deep
  169. 5.4155 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 28 km deep
  170. 4.9219 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  171. 4.8128 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 62 km deep
  172. 4.9240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 72 km deep
  173. 4.889 km W of Ambon, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  174. 5.8116 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 73 km deep
  175. 4.6183 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  176. 4.8188 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  177. 4.6206 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  178. 4.8141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 81 km deep
  179. 4.9134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 62 km deep
  180. 4.8210 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 58 km deep
  181. 5.469 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 131 km deep
  182. 5.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 137 km deep
  183. 5.2253 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 31 km deep
  184. 5.2106 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  185. 4.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 153 km deep
  186. 4.6Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 96 km deep
  187. 5.0132 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  188. 4.6163 km ENE of Maumere, Indonesia · 235 km deep
  189. 4.624 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 63 km deep
  190. 4.9274 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 161 km deep
  191. 5.1southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  192. 4.5264 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  193. 4.5105 km NE of Poso, Indonesia · 64 km deep
  194. 4.9234 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · 381 km deep
  195. 4.9120 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia · 39 km deep
  196. 5.072 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 107 km deep
  197. 4.853 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 299 km deep
  198. 4.9142 km W of Kupang, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  199. 5.450 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia · 21 km deep
  200. 5.070 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 189 km deep
  201. 4.8157 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · 296 km deep
  202. 4.6151 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 594 km deep
  203. 5.1286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 152 km deep
  204. 4.728 km S of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  205. 5.5132 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia · 25 km deep
  206. 5.9201 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  207. 5.2151 km NNW of Pototano, Indonesia · 610 km deep
  208. 5.359 km NW of Ende, Indonesia · 40 km deep
  209. 6.1186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  210. 4.6143 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 78 km deep
  211. 4.8149 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia · 49 km deep
  212. 5.2138 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  213. 5.4166 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  214. 4.8160 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  215. 5.689 km S of Pundong, Indonesia · 51 km deep
  216. 4.992 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 248 km deep
  217. 5.059 km SW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 70 km deep
  218. 4.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 39 km deep
  219. 4.6283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 145 km deep
  220. 5.0188 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 57 km deep
  221. 5.0137 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 46 km deep
  222. 4.8145 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 64 km deep
  223. 4.7236 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 80 km deep
  224. 5.1234 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  225. 5.2252 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  226. 4.5south of Sumbawa, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  227. 5.0283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 117 km deep
  228. 4.73 km SSE of Ternate, Indonesia · 153 km deep
  229. 5.3284 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  230. 4.5south of Sumbawa, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  231. 5.6177 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 155 km deep
  232. 5.1151 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 141 km deep
  233. 5.1259 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  234. 4.929 km SSE of Waingapu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  235. 4.764 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  236. 5.2255 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  237. 4.980 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 100 km deep
  238. 4.796 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  239. 4.9122 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  240. 5.198 km WSW of Langsa, Indonesia · 121 km deep
  241. 5.088 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 52 km deep
  242. 5.7south of Java, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  243. 5.2South of Lombok, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  244. 4.8northern Sumatra, Indonesia · 182 km deep
  245. 4.972 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 90 km deep
  246. 5.6292 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  247. 5.395 km W of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  248. 5.395 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  249. 5.7111 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia · 562 km deep
  250. 4.7south of Sumbawa, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  251. 4.7268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  252. 4.8142 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 78 km deep
  253. 4.9196 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  254. 5.3143 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 43 km deep
  255. 5.5299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 116 km deep
  256. 5.1180 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 105 km deep
  257. 5.6158 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 40 km deep
  258. 5.0161 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 81 km deep
  259. 4.617 km NE of Gili Air, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  260. 5.090 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia · 301 km deep
  261. 5.1263 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  262. 4.7267 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  263. 5.2253 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  264. 6.7268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  265. 5.5159 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 39 km deep
  266. 4.8southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  267. 4.579 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 119 km deep
  268. 5.740 km SE of Singkil, Indonesia · 69 km deep
  269. 4.781 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  270. 4.7146 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  271. 5.3218 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 84 km deep
  272. 4.5216 km SE of Waingapu, Indonesia · 33 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1981 in Indonesia.

  1. 6.7268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  2. 6.1186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 61 km deep
  3. 5.9106 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  4. 5.9242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 102 km deep
  5. 5.9201 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  6. 5.881 km N of Tuban, Indonesia · 633 km deep
  7. 5.8164 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 34 km deep
  8. 5.8116 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 73 km deep
  9. 5.7136 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia · 83 km deep
  10. 5.7202 km S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  11. 5.742 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  12. 5.7south of Java, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  13. 5.7111 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia · 562 km deep
  14. 5.740 km SE of Singkil, Indonesia · 69 km deep
  15. 5.6185 km NE of Palu, Indonesia · 94 km deep
  16. 5.678 km W of Nabire, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  17. 5.689 km S of Pundong, Indonesia · 51 km deep
  18. 5.6177 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 155 km deep
  19. 5.6292 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  20. 5.6158 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 40 km deep
  21. 5.5198 km S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
  22. 5.5155 km S of Abepura, Indonesia · 59 km deep
  23. 5.5133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 38 km deep
  24. 5.5241 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 36 km deep
  25. 5.5132 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia · 25 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 1981266.7268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
February 1981225.7south of Java, Indonesia
March 1981196.1186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
April 1981195.5132 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia
May 1981255.8116 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
June 1981235.429 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia
July 1981245.678 km W of Nabire, Indonesia
August 1981205.8164 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
September 1981255.9242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
October 1981255.7202 km S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
November 1981215.881 km N of Tuban, Indonesia
December 1981235.9106 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.