Earthquake details

Saturday, March 6, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 6, 1976 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 82.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.703 and latitude 1.988.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 69.0 km
Coordinates 1.988, 128.703
UTC time 1976-03-06 14:23:16.300
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-06

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