- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 27, 1968 CE
- Location:
- 169 km SE of Fakfak, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.04 Mw
- Depth:
- 17.7 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.39
Other earthquake records of 1968 CE
- Iran, Dasht-E-Bayaz · Mw 7.1 · 10,488 deaths
- Iran, Ferdow · Mw 6.2 · 700 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Manila · Ms 7.3 · 270 deaths
- Italy, Sicily · Ms 6 · 216 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Tambu, Coast Of Mapaga · M 7.4 · 200 deaths
- Japan, Off East Coast Of Honshu Island · Mw 8.2 · 52 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.0 - 169 km SE of Fakfak, Indonesia (1968 CE) happen?
- March 27, 1968 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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