Earthquake details

Saturday, June 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, June 24, 1978 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bengkulu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 142.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.278 and latitude -5.078.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.078, 102.278
UTC time 1978-06-24 11:01:37.200
Location Bengkulu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-06-24

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.1
Curup
Indonesia · 2026-04-10 11:08 UTC
193.2 km
M 4.3
Curup
Indonesia · 2026-02-24 21:05 UTC
179.9 km
M 5.1
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2026-02-15 06:14 UTC
85.3 km
M 4.8
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2025-12-24 05:30 UTC
70.9 km
M 4.9
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2025-10-08 08:09 UTC
90.3 km
M 4.3
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2025-08-26 04:26 UTC
70.9 km
M 4.9
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2025-08-10 03:27 UTC
82.4 km
M 4.6
Bengkulu
Indonesia · 2025-08-03 05:34 UTC
60.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.