Earthquake details

Thursday, September 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 30, 1971 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.372 and latitude -5.524.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 41.4 km
Coordinates -5.524, 131.372
UTC time 1971-09-30 11:15:57.610
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-30

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