Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 21, 1980 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 176.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.439 and latitude -0.248.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 56.4 km
Coordinates -0.248, 124.439
UTC time 1980-08-21 19:06:07.340
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-21

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