Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 16, 1975 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 21.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.323 and latitude -0.700.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.700, 131.323
UTC time 1975-07-16 09:39:37.900
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-16

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