Earthquake details

Friday, March 30, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 30, 1979 at 22:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 217.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.448 and latitude -4.166.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.166, 131.448
UTC time 1979-03-30 22:15:33.200
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-30

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