Earthquake details

Saturday, July 20, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 20, 1974 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 168.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.437 and latitude -0.775.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.775, 127.437
UTC time 1974-07-20 19:30:13.800
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-07-20

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