Earthquake details

Monday, May 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 28, 1979 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Padang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.399 and latitude -1.931.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -1.931, 100.399
UTC time 1979-05-28 19:02:22.700
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-28

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