Earthquake details

Saturday, January 27, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 27, 1973 at 13:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.931 and latitude -0.115.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -0.115, 123.931
UTC time 1973-01-27 13:08:43.700
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1973-01-27

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