Earthquake details

Saturday, October 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 14, 1978 at 11:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.503 and latitude 0.532.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 105.0 km
Coordinates 0.532, 122.503
UTC time 1978-10-14 11:09:43.900
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-14

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