Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 6, 1960 at 02:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.776 and latitude 0.852.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 0.852, 128.776
UTC time 1960-03-06 02:22:15.170
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-03-06

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