M4.4 earthquake 255 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 255 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia on Thu, Apr 26, 1979, 6:13 AM GMT+8 (22:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 264 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-25 22:13:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.563° S, 120.283° 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
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8264 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia · 17321 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5northwest of Australia · 17310 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000109n. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.