Earthquake details

Thursday, November 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 29, 1979 at 07:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 12.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.781 and latitude -8.528.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 121.0 km
Coordinates -8.528, 119.781
UTC time 1979-11-29 07:48:25.400
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-29

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