Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 15, 1969 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 101.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.589 and latitude -2.736.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -2.736, 126.589
UTC time 1969-03-15 11:44:42.510
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-15

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