Earthquake details

Friday, August 18, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Macedonia on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 20:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dragash (Macedonia - MK), about 34.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.303 and latitude 41.861.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates 41.861, 20.303
UTC time 1978-08-18 20:53:19.800
Location Centar Župa
Country Macedonia (MK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-18

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