Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 28, 1979 at 16:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 288.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.902 and latitude -11.334.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -11.334, 116.902
UTC time 1979-03-28 16:16:47.800
Location Denpasar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-28

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