M5.0 earthquake 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 29, 1979, 6:38 AM GMT+9 (21:38 UTC), 100 km (62 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-28 21:38:18 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.231° S, 130.427° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp00014rr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.