Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 30, 1974 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 86.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.238 and latitude 1.841.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.841, 127.238
UTC time 1974-08-30 21:44:20.800
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-30

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