Earthquake details

Monday, May 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 03:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.446 and latitude 0.988.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 34.0 km
Coordinates 0.988, 122.446
UTC time 1978-05-22 03:17:23.700
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-22

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