Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 1, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 1, 1978 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 81.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.253 and latitude 1.511.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 1.511, 127.253
UTC time 1978-02-01 22:50:04.000
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-01

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