Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 13, 1968 at 02:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.477 and latitude 1.704.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 1.704, 126.477
UTC time 1968-08-13 02:52:51.720
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-13

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