Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 14, 1968 at 22:14 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 112.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.755 and latitude 0.099.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 16.8 km
Coordinates 0.099, 119.755
UTC time 1968-08-14 22:14:21.370
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1968-08-14

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