Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 10, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 10, 1972 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 82.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.380 and latitude -0.330.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 55.2 km
Coordinates -0.330, 122.380
UTC time 1972-05-10 22:03:11.980
Location Luwuk
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-10

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