Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 18, 1976 at 20:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.178 and latitude 0.169.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates 0.169, 126.178
UTC time 1976-12-18 20:01:13.100
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-18

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