Earthquake details

Saturday, September 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 29, 1979 at 18:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 375.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.245 and latitude 1.193.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 1.193, 94.245
UTC time 1979-09-29 18:37:12.500
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-09-29

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