Earthquake details

Thursday, June 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, June 7, 1979 at 02:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 112.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.336 and latitude -4.256.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 272.0 km
Coordinates -4.256, 127.336
UTC time 1979-06-07 02:47:47.400
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-07

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