Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 31, 1972 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bandar Lampung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 101.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.815 and latitude -6.223.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 53.6 km
Coordinates -6.223, 104.815
UTC time 1972-10-31 23:24:12.170
Location Bandar Lampung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-31

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