Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 25, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 25, 1978 at 09:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ende (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.637 and latitude -8.128.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 182.0 km
Coordinates -8.128, 121.637
UTC time 1978-01-25 09:37:13.500
Location Maumere
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-25

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