Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 18, 1979 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 285.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.626 and latitude -0.875.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.875, 136.626
UTC time 1979-10-18 00:48:03.700
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-18

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