Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 at 22:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 247.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.710 and latitude -6.536.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates -6.536, 130.710
UTC time 1971-09-08 22:09:00.170
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-08

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