Earthquake details

Friday, January 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 6, 1978 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.236 and latitude -11.273.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -11.273, 118.236
UTC time 1978-01-06 07:32:20.400
Location Mataram
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-06

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