Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 11, 1973 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.540 and latitude -0.832.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.832, 127.540
UTC time 1973-04-11 09:23:06.600
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-11

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