Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 6, 1978 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 93.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.335 and latitude -7.783.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -7.783, 120.335
UTC time 1978-12-06 08:06:37.700
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-06

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-31 14:25 UTC
116.4 km
M 5.5
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-31 08:03 UTC
59.4 km
M 4.6
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-30 11:03 UTC
53.1 km
M 5.3
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-27 10:33 UTC
41.6 km
M 4.9
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-26 18:23 UTC
71.0 km
M 4.9
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-25 00:05 UTC
72.4 km
M 4.7
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-24 02:19 UTC
24.9 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-24 01:12 UTC
51.4 km

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