Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 9, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 at 06:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 122.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.130 and latitude 0.987.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 71.0 km
Coordinates 0.987, 126.130
UTC time 1978-05-09 06:56:06.500
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-09

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