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Historic Earthquake
1979 Bali Earthquake
17 December 1979 · Sumbawa Island, Bali · Indonesia
On 17 December 1979 at 19:58 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumbawa Island, Bali), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 322 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 27 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 17 December 1979
- Time
- 19:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 200
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Agung (42 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 201819 August 2018 Lombok Earthquake · M 6.911 deaths
- 20185 August 2018 Lombok Earthquake · M 6.9560 deaths
- 2018July 2018 Lombok Earthquake · M 6.417 deaths
- 1979Sumbawa Island · M 5.822 deaths
- 19761976 Bali Earthquake · M 6.5573 deaths
- 1917Bali · M 6.61,500 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth