Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 at 12:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 95.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.348 and latitude 1.345.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.345, 123.348
UTC time 1979-05-02 12:44:06.000
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-02

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