Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 9, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 9, 1979 at 01:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 93.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.782 and latitude 0.101.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 130.0 km
Coordinates 0.101, 123.782
UTC time 1979-10-09 01:46:56.700
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-09

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