Earthquake details

Thursday, October 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 4, 1979 at 04:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.111 and latitude 0.708.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 89.0 km
Coordinates 0.708, 125.111
UTC time 1979-10-04 04:15:36.200
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-04

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