Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 5, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 5, 1969 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 256.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.287 and latitude 4.019.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 4.019, 128.287
UTC time 1969-03-05 16:11:11.090
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-05

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