Earthquake details

Thursday, January 21, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 21, 1971 at 17:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maumere (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 98.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.659 and latitude -7.852.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 241.2 km
Coordinates -7.852, 122.659
UTC time 1971-01-21 17:19:41.060
Location Maumere
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-21

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