Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 12, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Palau on Wednesday, December 12, 1973 at 22:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Palau - PA), about 922.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.250 and latitude 6.786.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 6.786, 137.250
UTC time 1973-12-12 22:02:20.400
Location 299 km ESE of Melekeok Village
Country Palau (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-12

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