Earthquake details

Sunday, December 23, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 23, 1973 at 23:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 84.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.261 and latitude 1.610.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 126.0 km
Coordinates 1.610, 127.261
UTC time 1973-12-23 23:46:45.100
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-23

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