Earthquake details

Sunday, June 3, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Sunday, June 3, 1979 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Perth (Australia - AU), about 181.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.253 and latitude -30.832.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-30.832, 117.253
UTC time	1979-06-03 07:45:32.900

Location	Perth
Country	Australia (AU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Perth	181.8 km
Kwinana	209.1 km
Mandurah	238.0 km
Bunbury	316.6 km
Geraldton	342.3 km
Albany	470.7 km
Adelaide	2042.7 km
Adelaide Hills	2052.3 km
Mildura	2362.0 km
Waingapu	2377.8 km
Tambolaka	2391.5 km
Kupang	2392.1 km

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