Earthquake details

Monday, April 23, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, April 23, 1979 at 00:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 389.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.729 and latitude -7.421.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -7.421, 129.729
UTC time 1979-04-23 00:58:43.700
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-23

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