Earthquake details

Saturday, January 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 6, 1979 at 11:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.595 and latitude -0.043.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 74.0 km
Coordinates -0.043, 126.595
UTC time 1979-01-06 11:49:42.400
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-06

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