Earthquake details

Saturday, February 26, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 26, 1972 at 15:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.086 and latitude 0.492.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 0.492, 126.086
UTC time 1972-02-26 15:17:56.540
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-26

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