Earthquake details

Sunday, November 17, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 17, 1968 at 05:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 16.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.862 and latitude -3.201.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -3.201, 128.862
UTC time 1968-11-17 05:18:57.220
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-11-17

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