Earthquake details

Sunday, April 27, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 27, 1969 at 01:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 188.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.990 and latitude 0.777.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 0.777, 119.990
UTC time 1969-04-27 01:37:19.030
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-27

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