M4.7 earthquake 246 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 246 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 15, 1979, 2:30 PM GMT+9 (05:30 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-15 05:30:15 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.738° S, 130.824° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 17079 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 17072 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001414. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.