Earthquake details

Friday, December 1, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 1, 1978 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 165.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.713 and latitude 2.451.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 73.0 km
Coordinates 2.451, 126.713
UTC time 1978-12-01 18:43:20.400
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-01

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