Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 7, 1978 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.084 and latitude -0.075.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 81.0 km
Coordinates -0.075, 124.084
UTC time 1978-02-07 07:01:39.400
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-07

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