M4.9 earthquake 69 km W of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 69 km W of Labuan, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 1:02 AM GMT+7 (18:02 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 101 km W 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
- 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-14 18:02:22 UTC
- Depth
- 50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.281° S, 105.208° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 105
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3101 km W of Labuan, Indonesia · 3070 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
- 4.441 km WNW of Serang, Indonesia · 3060 days ago · 157 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e0ce. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.