Earthquake details

Thursday, December 23, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 23, 1976 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 80.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.990 and latitude 0.584.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates 0.584, 124.990
UTC time 1976-12-23 07:58:16.500
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-23

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