Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 29, 1962 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.503 and latitude -0.470.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -0.470, 127.503
UTC time 1962-03-29 20:09:04.700
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-03-29

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