M4.6 earthquake 239 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 239 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 26, 1980, 6:41 PM GMT+9 (09:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-26 09:41:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.070° S, 130.631° 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 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b17. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.