Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 4, 1970 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.919 and latitude 0.312.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 146.4 km
Coordinates 0.312, 121.919
UTC time 1970-01-04 08:31:22.530
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-01-04

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