Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 15, 1968 at 11:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 74.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.952 and latitude -0.241.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.241, 119.952
UTC time 1968-08-15 11:40:33.000
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-15

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