Earthquake details

Saturday, April 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 7, 1979 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bandar Lampung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 108.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.655 and latitude -6.191.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 79.0 km
Coordinates -6.191, 104.655
UTC time 1979-04-07 01:26:00.900
Location Bandar Lampung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-07

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