Earthquake details

Saturday, August 8, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 8, 1970 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 121.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.161 and latitude 1.098.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 34.6 km
Coordinates 1.098, 126.161
UTC time 1970-08-08 21:04:09.280
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-08

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