Earthquake details

Thursday, August 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 2, 1979 at 22:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.784 and latitude -10.219.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.219, 117.784
UTC time 1979-08-02 22:11:02.900
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-02

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