Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 6, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 6, 1965 at 09:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 49.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.986 and latitude -0.476.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 22.4 km
Coordinates -0.476, 119.986
UTC time 1965-04-06 09:42:28.570
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1965-04-06

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