Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 1, 1979 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 355.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.886 and latitude -7.062.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 136.0 km
Coordinates -7.062, 129.886
UTC time 1979-08-01 03:27:48.400
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-01

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