Earthquake details

Friday, October 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 5, 1979 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 48.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.586 and latitude 1.839.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 129.0 km
Coordinates 1.839, 127.586
UTC time 1979-10-05 04:42:04.600
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-05

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