Earthquake details

Saturday, September 5, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 5, 1959 at 15:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.959 and latitude 0.921.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 0.921, 128.959
UTC time 1959-09-05 15:34:49.720
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-05

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