Earthquake details

Sunday, October 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 17, 1971 at 18:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pagar Alam (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.564 and latitude -5.051.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 47.8 km
Coordinates -5.051, 102.564
UTC time 1971-10-17 18:05:25.180
Location Bengkulu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-17

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