Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 29, 1977 at 18:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 237.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.220 and latitude -11.311.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-11.311, 118.220
UTC time	1977-09-29 18:52:22.700

Location	Mataram
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tambolaka	237.4 km
Waingapu	289.8 km
Dompu	310.0 km
Bima	322.2 km
Taliwang	322.6 km
Sumbawa Besar	325.7 km
Selong	349.3 km
Praya	360.3 km
Labuan Bajo	362.8 km
Mataram	381.3 km
Ruteng	388.4 km
Amlapura	427.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Indonesia · 2026-03-01 03:52 UTC

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Taliwang

Indonesia · 2026-02-02 19:30 UTC

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