Earthquake details

Saturday, March 5, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 5, 1960 at 13:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 146.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.909 and latitude 0.769.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 0.769, 128.909
UTC time 1960-03-05 13:49:24.390
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-03-05

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