Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 28, 1973 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 169.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.393 and latitude -0.211.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 87.0 km
Coordinates -0.211, 124.393
UTC time 1973-02-28 23:07:59.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-28

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