Earthquake details

Friday, November 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, November 2, 1979 at 23:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 75.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.446 and latitude 0.259.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 198.0 km
Coordinates 0.259, 122.446
UTC time 1979-11-02 23:21:03.300
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-02

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