Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 3, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 3, 1973 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pagar Alam (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 66.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.192 and latitude -4.619.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates -4.619, 103.192
UTC time 1973-04-03 17:22:46.300
Location Pagar Alam
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-03

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