Earthquake details

Saturday, December 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 11, 1971 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 76.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.320 and latitude 1.761.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 115.0 km
Coordinates 1.761, 127.320
UTC time 1971-12-11 03:29:59.150
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-12-11

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