Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 27, 1970 at 10:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.726 and latitude -8.012.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 175.6 km
Coordinates -8.012, 119.726
UTC time 1970-02-27 10:47:53.900
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-27

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