Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 4, 1972 at 18:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 157.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.023 and latitude -0.109.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 28.4 km
Coordinates -0.109, 125.023
UTC time 1972-01-04 18:09:47.420
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-01-04

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