Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 20, 1969 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 201.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.129 and latitude 3.531.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 43.9 km
Coordinates 3.531, 128.129
UTC time 1969-02-20 09:55:37.500
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-20

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