M4.9 earthquake 4 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy on Wed, Apr 18, 1979, 4:19 PM GMT+1 (15:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-18 15:19:19 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.318° N, 13.249° E
- Region
- Italy
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 16.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 143
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.02 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.52 km NW of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.4Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.62 km W of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.63 km WNW of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.12 km N of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001049 (also filed as atlas19790418151919). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.