Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, February 16, 1978 at 00:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bugojno (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 45.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 16.915 and latitude 43.928.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.928, 16.915
UTC time 1978-02-16 00:26:33.700
Location Bugojno
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-16

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