Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 17, 1979 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 54.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.415 and latitude 1.838.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates 1.838, 125.415
UTC time 1979-02-17 23:24:09.200
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-17

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