Earthquake details

Sunday, May 14, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 14, 1972 at 05:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 67.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.874 and latitude -0.039.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 180.0 km
Coordinates -0.039, 122.874
UTC time 1972-05-14 05:03:20.640
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-14

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