Earthquake details

Monday, January 28, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 28, 1980 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 230.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.479 and latitude 3.749.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 53.0 km
Coordinates 3.749, 128.479
UTC time 1980-01-28 10:23:56.400
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-28

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