Earthquake details

Sunday, August 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 26, 1979 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.121 and latitude 1.205.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates 1.205, 126.121
UTC time 1979-08-26 05:36:46.500
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-26

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