Earthquake details

Sunday, February 5, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 5, 1978 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 61.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.478 and latitude 1.879.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 157.0 km
Coordinates 1.879, 127.478
UTC time 1978-02-05 23:10:32.900
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-05

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