Earthquake details

Friday, February 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 24, 1978 at 19:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 166.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.635 and latitude 2.318.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 74.0 km
Coordinates 2.318, 126.635
UTC time 1978-02-24 19:00:52.700
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-24

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