Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 9, 1975 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.759 and latitude 2.283.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 68.0 km
Coordinates 2.283, 126.759
UTC time 1975-01-09 13:14:23.400
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-09

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