Earthquake details

Saturday, November 28, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 28, 1970 at 00:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.791 and latitude -0.972.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.972, 126.791
UTC time 1970-11-28 00:56:06.260
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-28

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