Earthquake details

Thursday, September 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 4, 1980 at 12:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.493 and latitude 3.030.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 218.0 km
Coordinates 3.030, 128.493
UTC time 1980-09-04 12:57:02.500
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-04

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