Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 21, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 21, 1979 at 17:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.961 and latitude 2.085.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 106.0 km
Coordinates 2.085, 126.961
UTC time 1979-11-21 17:07:53.100
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-21

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