Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 13, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 13, 1978 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.061 and latitude -0.147.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -0.147, 124.061
UTC time 1978-12-13 00:21:20.200
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-13

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