Earthquake details

Friday, March 19, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 19, 1971 at 16:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.732 and latitude 2.195.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 32.6 km
Coordinates 2.195, 126.732
UTC time 1971-03-19 16:45:31.830
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-19

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