Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 20, 1969 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 207.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.275 and latitude 3.575.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 34.0 km
Coordinates 3.575, 128.275
UTC time 1969-02-20 16:58:14.850
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-20

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