Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 12, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, November 12, 1974 at 22:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 292.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.129 and latitude 2.316.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 54.0 km
Coordinates 2.316, 121.129
UTC time 1974-11-12 22:13:25.800
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-12

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