Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 24, 1974 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 364.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.600 and latitude -7.243.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 123.0 km
Coordinates -7.243, 128.600
UTC time 1974-01-24 07:01:18.800
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-24

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