Earthquake details

Saturday, August 4, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 4, 1973 at 21:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 146.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.720 and latitude 1.994.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 1.994, 126.720
UTC time 1973-08-04 21:51:25.000
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-04

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