Earthquake details

Saturday, November 3, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 3, 1979 at 23:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.649 and latitude -4.258.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.258, 129.649
UTC time 1979-11-03 23:17:37.200
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-03

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