Earthquake details

Saturday, March 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 11, 1978 at 07:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sungai Penuh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.989 and latitude -2.433.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.433, 99.989
UTC time 1978-03-11 07:15:09.700
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-11

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