Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 31, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 31, 1974 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 262.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.591 and latitude -5.976.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 393.0 km
Coordinates -5.976, 127.591
UTC time 1974-07-31 02:01:09.000
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-07-31

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