Earthquake details

Friday, February 9, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 9, 1979 at 09:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 38.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.772 and latitude -0.609.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 166.0 km
Coordinates -0.609, 122.772
UTC time 1979-02-09 09:34:55.500
Location Luwuk
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-09

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