Earthquake details

Thursday, December 10, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 10, 1970 at 20:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.276 and latitude 1.506.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 115.0 km
Coordinates 1.506, 127.276
UTC time 1970-12-10 20:05:36.600
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-10

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