Earthquake details

Sunday, December 30, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 30, 1979 at 21:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.990 and latitude 0.964.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 41.0 km
Coordinates 0.964, 125.990
UTC time 1979-12-30 21:19:01.900
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-30

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