Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 24, 1979 at 22:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 111.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.385 and latitude 0.842.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates 0.842, 126.385
UTC time 1979-10-24 22:39:28.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-24

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