Earthquake details

Monday, May 8, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 8, 1978 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.261 and latitude -0.124.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 94.0 km
Coordinates -0.124, 124.261
UTC time 1978-05-08 22:32:29.400
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-08

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