Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 234.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.297 and latitude 1.154.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.154, 120.297
UTC time	1978-09-26 06:07:44.100

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	234.4 km
Poso	288.3 km
Gorontalo	315.4 km
Bontang	333.0 km
Luwuk	363.0 km
Tanjung Selor	376.2 km
Tarakan	385.1 km
Samarinda	395.7 km
Loa Janan	405.5 km
Masamba	412.8 km
Semporna	415.2 km
Tawao	435.8 km

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