Earthquake details

Thursday, July 20, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 20, 1978 at 15:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.107 and latitude 2.903.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates 2.903, 127.107
UTC time 1978-07-20 15:04:54.400
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-20

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