Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 15, 1976 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 47.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.541 and latitude -8.236.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 163.0 km
Coordinates -8.236, 119.541
UTC time 1976-12-15 22:59:53.500
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-15

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