Earthquake details

Friday, September 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 7, 1973 at 05:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.224 and latitude -4.350.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 78.0 km
Coordinates -4.350, 130.224
UTC time 1973-09-07 05:20:00.500
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-07

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