Earthquake details

Thursday, March 27, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 27, 1969 at 04:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 233.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.335 and latitude 3.800.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 24.4 km
Coordinates 3.800, 128.335
UTC time 1969-03-27 04:46:27.110
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-03-27

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