Earthquake details

Sunday, February 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 11, 1979 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 44.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.482 and latitude 1.263.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 91.0 km
Coordinates 1.263, 125.482
UTC time 1979-02-11 16:52:05.100
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-11

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