Earthquake details

Thursday, May 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 24, 1979 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.280 and latitude 2.610.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 52.0 km
Coordinates 2.610, 129.280
UTC time 1979-05-24 02:18:33.100
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-24

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