Earthquake details

Monday, February 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 17, 1969 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.560 and latitude 3.746.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 3.746, 128.560
UTC time 1969-02-17 01:26:05.330
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-02-17

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