Earthquake details

Thursday, August 5, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 5, 1971 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rantepao (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 20.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.809 and latitude -2.811.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.3 km
Coordinates	-2.811, 119.809
UTC time	1971-08-05 04:50:37.140

Location	Rantepao
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rantepao	20.3 km
Palopo	47.6 km
Masamba	64.4 km
Polewali	86.4 km
Majene	123.6 km
Parepare	135.4 km
Sengkang	148.6 km
Poso	189.3 km
Watampone	200.8 km
Palu	211.9 km
Maros	245.7 km
Sinjai	262.2 km

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