Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 27, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 27, 1968 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.218 and latitude -4.149.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 17.7 km
Coordinates -4.149, 133.218
UTC time 1968-03-27 22:36:42.640
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-03-27

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