Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 4, 1979 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.530 and latitude 1.957.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates 1.957, 126.530
UTC time 1979-09-04 13:36:49.100
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-04

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