Earthquake details

Monday, February 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 17, 1969 at 00:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 222.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.311 and latitude 3.702.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 29.4 km
Coordinates 3.702, 128.311
UTC time 1969-02-17 00:43:02.760
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-17

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