Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 23, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 23, 1972 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 163.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.582 and latitude 2.092.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.092, 126.582
UTC time 1972-02-23 09:39:27.370
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-23

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