Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 8, 1966 at 05:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 139.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.306 and latitude 1.858.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 1.858, 126.306
UTC time 1966-03-08 05:41:05.560
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-03-08

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