Earthquake details

Saturday, March 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 4, 1978 at 02:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bandar Lampung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 301.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.086 and latitude -7.066.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 46.0 km
Coordinates -7.066, 103.086
UTC time 1978-03-04 02:43:59.700
Location Bandar Lampung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-04

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