Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 16, 1979 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 269.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.505 and latitude -1.159.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.159, 136.505
UTC time 1979-10-16 19:55:40.000
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-16

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