Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 at 04:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cilacap (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 111.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 108.856 and latitude -8.714.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 69.0 km
Coordinates -8.714, 108.856
UTC time 1979-08-07 04:41:52.900
Location Tasikmalaya
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-07

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