Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 7, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, June 7, 1972 at 12:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 88.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.261 and latitude 2.485.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 147.7 km
Coordinates 2.485, 128.261
UTC time 1972-06-07 12:01:19.190
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-06-07

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