Earthquake details

Thursday, November 1, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 1, 1962 at 17:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 336.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.004 and latitude 1.967.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 1.967, 133.004
UTC time 1962-11-01 17:52:23.400
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-11-01

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