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Historic Earthquake
1976 Bali Earthquake
14 July 1976 · Bali · Indonesia
On 14 July 1976 at 07:13 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Bali), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 328 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 573 people and injured 4,755.
- Date
- 14 July 1976
- Time
- 07:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 40 km
- Deaths
- 573
- Injuries
- 4,755
- Estimated Damage
- 195 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Buyan-Bratan (30 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth