Earthquake details

Friday, October 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 19, 1979 at 02:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 94.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.580 and latitude 0.524.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 0.524, 126.580
UTC time 1979-10-19 02:38:22.200
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-19

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