Earthquake details

Friday, February 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 17, 1978 at 06:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 168.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.088 and latitude -7.019.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 621.0 km
Coordinates -7.019, 117.088
UTC time 1978-02-17 06:34:57.900
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-17

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