M4.5 earthquake 95 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 9, 1979, 8:38 PM GMT+8 (12:38 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-09 12:38:56 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.371° S, 119.127° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013ay. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.