Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 21, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 21, 1968 at 08:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 54.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.531 and latitude -4.040.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -4.040, 128.531
UTC time 1968-02-21 08:57:53.650
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-21

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