Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 27, 1971 at 16:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.416 and latitude 1.645.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 105.0 km
Coordinates 1.645, 126.416
UTC time 1971-01-27 16:05:51.010
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-27

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