Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 14, 1971 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 162.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.189 and latitude 2.592.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 2.592, 129.189
UTC time 1971-07-14 23:00:07.390
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-14

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