Earthquake details

Thursday, September 8, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 8, 1966 at 21:15 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 90.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.490 and latitude 2.388.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 115.0 km
Coordinates 2.388, 128.490
UTC time 1966-09-08 21:15:56.910
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1966-09-08

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