Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 16, 1978 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 112.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.764 and latitude -1.207.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	82.0 km
Coordinates	-1.207, 123.764
UTC time	1978-02-16 21:08:10.900

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	112.3 km
Gorontalo	209.3 km
Sanana	264.0 km
Tondano	307.5 km
Manado	322.8 km
Bitung	331.5 km
Poso	335.8 km
Kendari	338.3 km
Masamba	410.6 km
Katobu	419.5 km
Raha	420.5 km
Palu	434.6 km

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M 5.1

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M 5.9

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