Earthquake details

Thursday, May 9, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 9, 1974 at 13:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 110.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.872 and latitude 0.777.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 0.777, 125.872
UTC time 1974-05-09 13:27:37.000
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-05-09

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