Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 16, 1973 at 01:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 155.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.392 and latitude 2.036.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.036, 126.392
UTC time 1973-03-16 01:09:07.400
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-16

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