Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 21, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 21, 1979 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.718 and latitude 2.200.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates 2.200, 126.718
UTC time 1979-11-21 03:51:31.600
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-21

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