Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 20, 1973 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 25.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.381 and latitude -8.267.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 162.0 km
Coordinates -8.267, 117.381
UTC time 1973-03-20 19:09:06.600
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-20

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