Earthquake details

Saturday, June 24, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, June 24, 1972 at 23:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.570 and latitude 1.476.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 208.9 km
Coordinates 1.476, 127.570
UTC time 1972-06-24 23:20:06.110
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-06-24

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