Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 2, 1978 at 04:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.778 and latitude 0.231.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 172.0 km
Coordinates 0.231, 121.778
UTC time 1978-02-02 04:05:59.700
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-02

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