Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 18, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 18, 1970 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 231.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.627 and latitude -6.476.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -6.476, 125.627
UTC time 1970-11-18 02:13:41.920
Location Bau-Bau
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-18

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