Earthquake details

Friday, March 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 27, 1970 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 146.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.359 and latitude 0.308.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 33.1 km
Coordinates 0.308, 119.359
UTC time 1970-03-27 18:36:51.560
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1970-03-27

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