Earthquake details

Thursday, September 21, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 21, 1978 at 06:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 43.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.576 and latitude -6.673.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates -6.673, 105.576
UTC time 1978-09-21 06:27:17.400
Location Labuan
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-21

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