Earthquake details

Monday, May 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 7, 1979 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 15.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.957 and latitude -6.311.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 117.0 km
Coordinates -6.311, 105.957
UTC time 1979-05-07 12:52:06.300
Location Pandeglang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-07

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