Earthquake details

Saturday, February 3, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 3, 1979 at 07:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.997 and latitude 0.052.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 0.052, 125.997
UTC time 1979-02-03 07:47:28.500
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-03

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