Earthquake details

Sunday, January 20, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 20, 1980 at 07:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.526 and latitude 2.714.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 211.0 km
Coordinates 2.714, 128.526
UTC time 1980-01-20 07:28:43.900
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-20

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