Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 2, 1970 at 19:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Langsa (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 37.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.633 and latitude 4.517.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.517, 97.633
UTC time 1970-07-02 19:13:59.870
Location Langsa
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-02

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