Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 30, 1968 at 06:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 131.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.311 and latitude 1.444.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.444, 126.311
UTC time 1968-08-30 06:18:27.580
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-30

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