Earthquake details

Saturday, April 23, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 23, 1966 at 08:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 82.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.141 and latitude -0.595.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 25.7 km
Coordinates -0.595, 122.141
UTC time 1966-04-23 08:56:41.410
Location Luwuk
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-04-23

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