Earthquake details

Sunday, March 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 21, 1976 at 10:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 384.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.593 and latitude -7.077.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 47.0 km
Coordinates -7.077, 129.593
UTC time 1976-03-21 10:56:43.700
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-21

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