Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 16, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 16, 1963 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 198.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.070 and latitude -0.975.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -0.975, 128.070
UTC time 1963-04-16 01:29:23.500
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1963-04-16

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