Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 5, 1974 at 13:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 335.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.320 and latitude -7.253.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 94.0 km
Coordinates -7.253, 128.320
UTC time 1974-09-05 13:55:50.500
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-09-05

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