Earthquake details

Friday, January 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 18, 1980 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 209.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.113 and latitude 3.607.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 3.607, 128.113
UTC time 1980-01-18 19:06:41.000
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-18

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