Earthquake details

Friday, May 11, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 11, 1973 at 19:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 214.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.302 and latitude -0.079.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 39.0 km
Coordinates -0.079, 129.302
UTC time 1973-05-11 19:47:41.900
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-11

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