Earthquake details

Friday, May 24, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 24, 1968 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galesong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.853 and latitude -6.799.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	619.1 km
Coordinates	-6.799, 118.853
UTC time	1968-05-24 15:43:56.100

Location	Makassar
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Galesong	174.5 km
Bima	185.4 km
Makassar	194.6 km
Dompu	198.1 km
Maros	214.9 km
Labuan Bajo	220.8 km
Sinjai	242.5 km
Sumbawa Besar	246.1 km
Ruteng	268.9 km
Tambolaka	295.7 km
Watampone	300.0 km
Taliwang	309.1 km

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