Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 17:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.262 and latitude 1.943.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 125.4 km
Coordinates 1.943, 128.262
UTC time 1972-09-05 17:18:28.050
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1972-09-05

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