Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 28, 1978 at 23:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 397.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.509 and latitude -7.155.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 19.0 km
Coordinates -7.155, 129.509
UTC time 1978-01-28 23:20:30.000
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-28

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