Earthquake details

Saturday, July 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 7, 1979 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.213 and latitude 1.192.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 59.0 km
Coordinates 1.192, 126.213
UTC time 1979-07-07 04:01:08.500
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-07

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