Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.050 and latitude -0.045.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 159.0 km
Coordinates -0.045, 124.050
UTC time 1973-09-12 18:32:31.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-12

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