Earthquake details

Sunday, November 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.847 and latitude -4.937.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.937, 133.847
UTC time 1979-11-04 03:20:32.800
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-04

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