Earthquake details

Thursday, September 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 13, 1979 at 06:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 275.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.535 and latitude -1.032.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.032, 136.535
UTC time 1979-09-13 06:41:20.800
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-13

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