Earthquake details

Sunday, March 8, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 8, 1970 at 11:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.612 and latitude 1.770.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 47.5 km
Coordinates 1.770, 126.612
UTC time 1970-03-08 11:51:23.270
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-08

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