Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Thursday, August 3, 1978 at 01:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Devinuwara, about 864.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.282 and latitude -0.905.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.905, 84.282
UTC time 1978-08-03 01:10:26.300
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-03

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