Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 15, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 15, 1965 at 08:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.599 and latitude -0.010.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 145.0 km
Coordinates -0.010, 123.599
UTC time 1965-12-15 08:22:22.120
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-12-15

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