Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 22, 1978 at 16:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 72.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.754 and latitude 0.640.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 79.0 km
Coordinates 0.640, 126.754
UTC time 1978-11-22 16:43:41.300
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-11-22

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