Earthquake details

Saturday, April 27, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 27, 1963 at 08:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 197.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.344 and latitude -0.854.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.8 km
Coordinates -0.854, 128.344
UTC time 1963-04-27 08:43:01.550
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-04-27

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