M4.4 earthquake 68 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 19, 1997, 2:25 PM GMT+7 (07:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 61 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-03-19 07:25:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.769° S, 105.355° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.659 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 10787 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.864 km W of Labuan, Indonesia · 10751 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.961 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 10743 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.947 km SSE of Labuan, Indonesia · 10736 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007z2d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.