Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, July 8, 1969 at 04:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.650 and latitude 2.097.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.097, 126.650
UTC time 1969-07-08 04:06:40.700
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-07-08

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