M6.1 earthquake 51 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 19, 2006, 5:57 PM GMT+7 (10:57 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mwb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-19 10:57:36 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.535° S, 105.389° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Felt reports
- 89
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
89 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 311°, dip 35°, rake 116°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 101°, dip 59°, rake 73°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 383
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ep36 (also filed as us2006qia3, choy20060719105736, gcmtc200607191057a, gcmt20060719105736, atlas20060719105736, iscgem10699490). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.