Earthquake details

Saturday, September 5, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 5, 1959 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.030 and latitude 0.858.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 0.858, 129.030
UTC time 1959-09-05 06:07:43.910
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-09-05

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