Earthquake details

Monday, December 8, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 8, 1969 at 05:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 80.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.282 and latitude 1.734.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 115.0 km
Coordinates 1.734, 127.282
UTC time 1969-12-08 05:04:22.730
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-12-08

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