Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Friday, March 9, 1973 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wollongong (Australia - AU), about 66.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.266 and latitude -34.131.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 13.0 km
Coordinates -34.131, 150.266
UTC time 1973-03-09 19:09:12.800
Location Sydney
Country Australia (AU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-09

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