M4.0 earthquake 47 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Sinabang, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 10, 1979, 6:15 PM GMT+7 (11:15 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 62 km NE of Sinabang, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-10 11:15:40 UTC
- Depth
- 146.0 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.605° N, 96.793° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 usp00012b8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.