Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 8, 1980 at 09:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 64.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.278 and latitude -0.004.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 152.0 km
Coordinates -0.004, 123.278
UTC time 1980-10-08 09:17:35.200
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-08

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