M4.8 earthquake 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 26, 1978, 8:06 AM GMT+8 (00:06 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-26 00:06:42 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.266° S, 121.444° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.968 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 17446 days ago · 67 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.861 km N of Ende, Indonesia · 17446 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y48. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.