Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 16, 1980 at 16:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 118.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.543 and latitude 2.654.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 240.0 km
Coordinates 2.654, 128.543
UTC time 1980-01-16 16:07:23.900
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-16

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