Earthquake details

Thursday, April 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 27, 1978 at 06:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 348.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.957 and latitude -6.731.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 208.0 km
Coordinates -6.731, 128.957
UTC time 1978-04-27 06:39:54.700
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-27

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