Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 24, 1970 at 01:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Praya (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 59.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.460 and latitude -9.203.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 70.5 km
Coordinates -9.203, 116.460
UTC time 1970-12-24 01:49:56.650
Location Mataram
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-24

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