Earthquake details

Thursday, March 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 27, 1975 at 16:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 297.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.132 and latitude -6.220.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 156.0 km
Coordinates -6.220, 130.132
UTC time 1975-03-27 16:45:41.200
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-27

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