Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 16, 1979 at 19:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.181 and latitude 0.752.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 91.0 km
Coordinates 0.752, 125.181
UTC time 1979-05-16 19:13:57.700
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-16

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