Earthquake details

Saturday, November 21, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 21, 1970 at 02:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.322 and latitude 2.199.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 125.0 km
Coordinates 2.199, 128.322
UTC time 1970-11-21 02:51:07.710
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-21

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