Earthquake details

Saturday, December 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 14, 1974 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.407 and latitude 2.624.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 218.0 km
Coordinates 2.624, 128.407
UTC time 1974-12-14 20:07:10.000
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-14

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