Earthquake details

Saturday, November 9, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 9, 1968 at 20:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.838 and latitude 2.373.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 43.3 km
Coordinates 2.373, 126.838
UTC time 1968-11-09 20:30:45.170
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-11-09

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