Earthquake details

Saturday, March 21, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 21, 1964 at 03:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 307.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.892 and latitude -6.441.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 357.8 km
Coordinates -6.441, 127.892
UTC time 1964-03-21 03:42:19.980
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-03-21

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