Earthquake details

Friday, December 1, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 1, 1972 at 14:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 135.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.213 and latitude 0.448.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 42.7 km
Coordinates 0.448, 126.213
UTC time 1972-12-01 14:53:47.560
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-01

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