Earthquake details

Sunday, May 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 4, 1980 at 11:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 101.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.320 and latitude 2.588.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates 2.588, 128.320
UTC time 1980-05-04 11:29:00.100
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-05-04

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