Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 22, 1978 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bau-Bau (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 194.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.256 and latitude -7.080.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 556.0 km
Coordinates -7.080, 123.256
UTC time 1978-03-22 17:22:28.800
Location Bau-Bau
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-22

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