Earthquake details

Saturday, February 21, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atambua (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 96.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.167 and latitude -8.625.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 140.0 km
Coordinates -8.625, 124.167
UTC time 1970-02-21 16:52:09.040
Location Atambua
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-21

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