Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 7, 1979 at 14:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waingapu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 246.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.940 and latitude -11.765.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -11.765, 120.940
UTC time 1979-03-07 14:01:34.500
Location Kupang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-07

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