Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.518 and latitude -0.211.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 84.0 km
Coordinates -0.211, 124.518
UTC time 1979-08-08 21:31:14.400
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-08

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