Earthquake details

Monday, December 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 11, 1978 at 03:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 170.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.980 and latitude -7.068.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 463.0 km
Coordinates -7.068, 117.980
UTC time 1978-12-11 03:33:52.800
Location Bima
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-11

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