Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 7, 1971 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 219.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.001 and latitude 3.700.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 51.1 km
Coordinates 3.700, 128.001
UTC time 1971-12-07 06:23:11.660
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-12-07

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