Earthquake details

Thursday, January 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 25, 1979 at 23:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 146.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.051 and latitude -7.193.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 557.0 km
Coordinates -7.193, 120.051
UTC time 1979-01-25 23:52:02.500
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-25

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