Earthquake details

Thursday, February 21, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 21, 1974 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 100.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.450 and latitude -4.071.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 62.0 km
Coordinates -4.071, 129.450
UTC time 1974-02-21 18:54:48.700
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-21

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