Earthquake details

Thursday, January 29, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 29, 1976 at 07:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.174 and latitude -6.896.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 458.0 km
Coordinates -6.896, 117.174
UTC time 1976-01-29 07:25:45.100
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-29

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