Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 52.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.727 and latitude -8.137.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -8.137, 117.727
UTC time 1978-07-26 20:58:23.300
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-26

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