Earthquake details

Thursday, October 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Thursday, October 11, 1979 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Perth (Australia - AU), about 204.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.336 and latitude -30.612.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -30.612, 117.336
UTC time 1979-10-11 04:04:07.600
Location Perth
Country Australia (AU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-11

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