M5.9 earthquake 266 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 266 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia on Mon, Apr 23, 1979, 1:45 PM GMT+8 (05:45 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.9 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-23 05:45:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.535° S, 120.175° E
- Region
- Australia
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 172
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4255 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia · 17323 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8264 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia · 17321 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.5northwest of Australia · 17310 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001086 (also filed as gcmtb042379b, gcmt19790423054510, iscgem667058). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.