Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 16, 1978 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 25.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.695 and latitude -3.389.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.389, 128.695
UTC time 1978-02-16 23:31:15.800
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-16

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