Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 29, 1972 at 02:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 277.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.861 and latitude 4.074.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 4.074, 128.861
UTC time 1972-11-29 02:58:47.880
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-29

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