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

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-09-15 18:26 UTC
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Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-09-13 22:40 UTC
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Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-09-12 03:34 UTC
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Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-09-08 21:42 UTC
54.4 km
M 5.3
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-09-08 04:40 UTC
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Indonesia · 2026-08-31 14:25 UTC
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