M4.9 earthquake 12 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 7, 1979, 7:40 PM GMT+7 (12:40 UTC), 57 km (35 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-07 12:40:45 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.591° N, 96.356° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.31 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.047 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 17221 days ago · 146 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.886 km NNE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 17214 days ago · 142 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.162 km NE of Sinabang, Indonesia · 17203 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011rm (also filed as iscgemsup661463). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.