Earthquake details

Friday, January 9, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 9, 1970 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.235 and latitude -9.166.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 66.6 km
Coordinates -9.166, 117.235
UTC time 1970-01-09 23:16:22.670
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-01-09

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