Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 15, 1968 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 92.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.898 and latitude -0.078.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.078, 119.898
UTC time 1968-08-15 21:25:58.430
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-15

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