Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 3, 1974 at 22:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ende (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.329 and latitude -8.385.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 116.0 km
Coordinates -8.385, 121.329
UTC time 1974-01-03 22:00:08.300
Location Ende
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-03

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