Earthquake details

Monday, December 10, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 10, 1979 at 11:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.918 and latitude 2.500.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 70.0 km
Coordinates 2.500, 126.918
UTC time 1979-12-10 11:35:04.800
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-10

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