Earthquake details

Friday, January 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 4, 1980 at 18:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 262.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.274 and latitude -6.052.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 353.0 km
Coordinates -6.052, 128.274
UTC time 1980-01-04 18:56:35.700
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-04

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