Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 27, 1971 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 207.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.948 and latitude -5.392.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -5.392, 128.948
UTC time 1971-01-27 23:57:12.970
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-27

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