Earthquake details

Friday, July 20, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 20, 1973 at 02:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.679 and latitude 0.609.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 149.0 km
Coordinates 0.609, 121.679
UTC time 1973-07-20 02:42:04.300
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-20

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