Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 9, 1974 at 06:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.076 and latitude 1.410.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 102.0 km
Coordinates 1.410, 128.076
UTC time 1974-08-09 06:36:21.300
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-09

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