Earthquake details

Friday, March 5, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 5, 1965 at 10:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 171.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.257 and latitude -5.287.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -5.287, 134.257
UTC time 1965-03-05 10:03:33.810
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-05

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