Earthquake details

Sunday, October 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 28, 1979 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 64.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.432 and latitude 1.786.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 135.0 km
Coordinates 1.786, 127.432
UTC time 1979-10-28 21:43:50.600
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-28

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