Earthquake details

Monday, December 31, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 31, 1973 at 08:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 77.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.560 and latitude 1.013.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.013, 122.560
UTC time 1973-12-31 08:38:17.000
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-31

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