Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 7, 1979 at 19:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Baki (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 7.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 110.755 and latitude -7.672.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 180.0 km
Coordinates -7.672, 110.755
UTC time 1979-10-07 19:27:49.000
Location Surakarta
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-07

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