Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 16, 1973 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.500 and latitude 2.171.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.171, 126.500
UTC time 1973-03-16 01:00:48.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-16

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