Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 3, 1978 at 23:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 99.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.797 and latitude -0.167.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.167, 131.797
UTC time 1978-08-03 23:25:32.100
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1978-08-03

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