M6.6 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia on 5 Mar 1975, 00:22 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sanana, about 47 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.