Earthquake details

Thursday, November 8, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 8, 1973 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.319 and latitude -2.867.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.867, 136.319
UTC time 1973-11-08 05:58:27.200
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-08

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