Earthquake details

Thursday, December 27, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 27, 1979 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.004 and latitude 0.226.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.226, 125.004
UTC time 1979-12-27 06:23:50.600
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-27

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