Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 12, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 at 08:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.649 and latitude 2.755.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 229.0 km
Coordinates 2.755, 128.649
UTC time 1976-05-12 08:01:08.100
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-12

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