Earthquake details

Thursday, May 2, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 2, 1974 at 13:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.342 and latitude -6.491.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 88.0 km
Coordinates -6.491, 105.342
UTC time 1974-05-02 13:08:31.800
Location Serang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-05-02

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