M4.9 earthquake Banda Sea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Wed, May 7, 1980, 12:36 PM GMT+9 (03:36 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-07 03:36:34 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.340° S, 130.030° E
- 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
- 13
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16924 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 16920 days ago · 171 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 16881 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001737. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.