Earthquake details

Saturday, May 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 27, 1978 at 16:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manado (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 72.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.257 and latitude 1.208.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 230.0 km
Coordinates 1.208, 124.257
UTC time 1978-05-27 16:39:42.600
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-27

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