Earthquake details

Thursday, June 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, June 28, 1973 at 20:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 141.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.485 and latitude -5.453.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.453, 131.485
UTC time 1973-06-28 20:23:01.700
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-06-28

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