Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 18, 1968 at 05:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.340 and latitude 1.390.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 1.390, 126.340
UTC time 1968-08-18 05:43:57.270
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-18

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