Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 12, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 12, 1966 at 00:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kupang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 288.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.639 and latitude -11.898.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates -11.898, 121.639
UTC time 1966-10-12 00:06:38.850
Location Kupang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-12

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