Earthquake details

Monday, December 11, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 11, 1972 at 01:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Padang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.678 and latitude -1.840.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -1.840, 99.678
UTC time 1972-12-11 01:34:49.120
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-11

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