Earthquake details

Sunday, December 14, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 14, 1969 at 02:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 139.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.786 and latitude 2.006.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 30.3 km
Coordinates 2.006, 126.786
UTC time 1969-12-14 02:42:09.060
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-12-14

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