Earthquake details

Thursday, September 21, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 21, 1972 at 00:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meulaboh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.067 and latitude 2.886.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 22.5 km
Coordinates 2.886, 96.067
UTC time 1972-09-21 00:10:13.400
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-21

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