M4.7 earthquake 186 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 186 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 29, 1979, 12:18 PM GMT+7 (05:18 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 187 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-29 05:18:17 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.899° S, 105.097° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010bq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.