Earthquake details

Monday, August 12, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, August 12, 1968 at 13:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.356 and latitude 1.561.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 1.561, 126.356
UTC time 1968-08-12 13:43:45.670
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-12

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