Earthquake details

Monday, September 14, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, September 14, 1970 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.810 and latitude -0.606.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 18.8 km
Coordinates -0.606, 121.810
UTC time 1970-09-14 00:53:05.150
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-14

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