Earthquake details

Friday, November 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, November 2, 1979 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 287.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.818 and latitude -1.141.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.141, 136.818
UTC time 1979-11-02 19:20:48.500
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-02

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