Earthquake details

Monday, March 30, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 30, 1981 at 00:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.203 and latitude -7.071.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	609.9 km
Coordinates	-7.071, 117.203
UTC time	1981-03-30 00:37:05.880

Location	Selong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sumbawa Besar	160.1 km
Taliwang	190.3 km
Selong	190.8 km
Mataram	206.6 km
Praya	209.0 km
Dompu	214.3 km
Bima	228.4 km
Amlapura	232.8 km
Amlapura	233.5 km
Singaraja	260.5 km
Ubud	267.1 km
Banjar	276.3 km

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