Earthquake details

Thursday, December 19, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 00:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.351 and latitude -0.138.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -0.138, 124.351
UTC time 1968-12-19 00:26:39.540
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-12-19

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