Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 9, 1973 at 10:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.258 and latitude 0.326.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 0.326, 125.258
UTC time 1973-08-09 10:36:39.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-09

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