Earthquake details

Thursday, March 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 22, 1979 at 08:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.145 and latitude 0.451.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 0.451, 126.145
UTC time 1979-03-22 08:11:09.100
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-22

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