Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 18, 1979 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 268.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.519 and latitude -1.178.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.178, 136.519
UTC time 1979-10-18 00:57:21.800
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-18

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