M4.8 earthquake 167 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 167 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 11, 1976, 3:09 PM GMT+8 (07:09 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 171 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-11 07:09:31 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.988° S, 117.073° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 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 usp0000f0u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.