M4.5 earthquake 172 km NE of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 172 km NE of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 19, 1979, 7:27 PM GMT+9 (10:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 140 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-19 10:27:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.742° S, 134.036° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0001053. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.