Earthquake details

Thursday, September 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cicurug (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 6.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 106.754 and latitude -6.831.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 95.0 km
Coordinates -6.831, 106.754
UTC time 1979-09-06 16:01:32.000
Location Sukabumi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-06

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