Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 237.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.685 and latitude -1.590.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -1.590, 136.685
UTC time 1972-12-05 02:46:21.490
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-05

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