M4.5 earthquake 103 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 103 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 10:56 PM GMT+7 (15:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 51 km WSW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-17 15:56:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.280° S, 105.581° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.253 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 7380 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
- 6.151 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 7378 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 89
- 4.547 km WNW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 7343 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000env2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.