Earthquake details

Sunday, January 15, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 15, 1978 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 193.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.366 and latitude -0.988.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -0.988, 127.366
UTC time 1978-01-15 02:05:05.100
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-15

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