Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 16, 1973 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 157.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.643 and latitude 2.091.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 2.091, 126.643
UTC time 1973-03-16 00:51:47.000
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1973-03-16

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