M4.6 earthquake 214 km W of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 214 km W of Nabire, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 8, 1979, 1:39 AM GMT+9 (16:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-07 16:39:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.009° S, 133.605° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp00012u7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.