Earthquake details

Saturday, September 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 29, 1973 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 257.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.400 and latitude -1.228.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 46.0 km
Coordinates -1.228, 136.400
UTC time 1973-09-29 13:37:02.400
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-29

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