Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 6, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 6, 1974 at 19:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 335.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.978 and latitude -6.604.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 26.0 km
Coordinates -6.604, 128.978
UTC time 1974-03-06 19:29:08.100
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1974-03-06

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