Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 15, 1974 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 277.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.821 and latitude 4.087.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates 4.087, 128.821
UTC time 1974-08-15 02:00:47.100
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-15

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