M4.8 earthquake Banda Sea
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Sat, Nov 11, 1978, 9:31 PM GMT+9 (12:31 UTC), 457 km (284 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Banda Sea. 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
- 1978-11-11 12:31:16 UTC
- Depth
- 457.0 km (284.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 4.683° S, 125.451° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 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 usp0000xda. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.