M5.1 earthquake 67 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 67 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 3, 1979, 10:20 AM GMT+7 (03:20 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 74 km SSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-03 03:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 92.0 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.762° S, 105.356° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 usp00014aj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.