Earthquake details

Saturday, April 30, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 30, 1960 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.642 and latitude -0.023.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.023, 121.642
UTC time 1960-04-30 04:01:40.240
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-04-30

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