Earthquake details

Thursday, December 20, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 20, 1979 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 285.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.641 and latitude 3.066.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 551.0 km
Coordinates 3.066, 122.641
UTC time 1979-12-20 14:23:22.300
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-20

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