Earthquake details

Sunday, September 24, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 24, 1972 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 198.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.061 and latitude -6.229.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 9.2 km
Coordinates -6.229, 131.061
UTC time 1972-09-24 20:09:34.510
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1972-09-24

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