Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 12, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, June 12, 1968 at 20:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 133.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.897 and latitude -0.571.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.571, 132.897
UTC time 1968-06-12 20:15:47.910
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-12

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