Earthquake details

Thursday, May 30, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 30, 1968 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 368.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.508 and latitude -6.728.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -6.728, 129.508
UTC time 1968-05-30 09:55:30.970
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-30

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