Earthquake details

Saturday, February 25, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 25, 1978 at 14:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 121.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.229 and latitude -9.767.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-9.767, 117.229
UTC time	1978-02-25 14:12:04.100

Location	Mataram
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taliwang	121.0 km
Sumbawa Besar	143.4 km
Selong	146.0 km
Praya	158.3 km
Mataram	179.7 km
Dompu	192.8 km
Bima	219.7 km
Tambolaka	223.7 km
Amlapura	230.0 km
Amlapura	231.0 km
Denpasar	253.7 km
Kuta	254.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Denpasar

Indonesia · 2026-09-20 17:51 UTC

167.6 km

M 4.5

Kuta

Indonesia · 2026-03-01 03:52 UTC

206.5 km

M 4.5

Taliwang

Indonesia · 2026-02-02 19:30 UTC

159.9 km

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