Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 4, 1972 at 04:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muncar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 264.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 113.625 and latitude -10.700.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -10.700, 113.625
UTC time 1972-05-04 04:11:35.830
Location Malang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-04

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