Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 3, 1979 at 19:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bengkulu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 331.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.397 and latitude -6.650.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -6.650, 101.397
UTC time 1979-03-03 19:14:13.100
Location Bengkulu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-03

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