Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 3, 1978 at 14:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 15.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.753 and latitude -8.466.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 143.0 km
Coordinates -8.466, 119.753
UTC time 1978-01-03 14:13:29.700
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-03

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