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1979 Bali earthquake
1979 Bali earthquake is located in Bali
1979 Bali earthquake
UTC time1979-12-17 19:58:23
ISC event654317
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateDecember 18, 1979 (1979-12-18)
Local time03:58
Magnitude6.3 Ms[1]
Depth15 km (9 mi)[2]
Epicenter8°29′S 115°45′E / 8.49°S 115.75°E / -8.49; 115.75[3]
Areas affectedBali, Indonesia
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
LandslidesMany
Casualties27 killed
200 injured

The 1979 Bali earthquake occurred at 03:58 local time on 18 December with a surface wave magnitude of 6.3. The shock occurred southeast of the coast of Karangasem Regency in the Lombok Strait, and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east-northeast of Denpasar. Up to 80 percent of the buildings in Karangasem Regency were damaged, between 15,000 and 500,000 people were displaced, and road links to the provincial capital of Denpasar were briefly severed.[4][5]

  1. ^ National Geophysical Data Center. "Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ USGS (November 8, 2008). "ShakeMap Atlas (Version 1.0)". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ^ Utsu, T. "Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2009)". International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Bali quake: 500,000 homeless need shelter". Canberra Times. AAP. 21 December 1979. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Earthquake rocks Bali, kills 19". Boca Raton News. 18 December 1979. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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