Earthquake details

Sunday, October 29, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 29, 1978 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.876 and latitude -0.078.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 71.0 km
Coordinates -0.078, 124.876
UTC time 1978-10-29 19:01:07.100
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-29

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