M3.3 earthquake 37 km WNW of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Komodo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 24, 1979, 11:42 PM GMT+8 (15:42 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km NNE of Komodo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-24 15:42:26 UTC
- Depth
- 152.0 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.440° S, 119.182° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012ku. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC.