Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 at 03:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 126.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.261 and latitude 1.401.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates 1.401, 126.261
UTC time 1979-09-26 03:08:17.500
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-26

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