Earthquake details

Monday, October 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 18, 1965 at 21:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 207.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.701 and latitude -1.338.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 27.9 km
Coordinates -1.338, 127.701
UTC time 1965-10-18 21:50:07.310
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1965-10-18

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