Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 5, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 5, 1993 at 23:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 274.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.402 and latitude -6.412.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 62.9 km
Coordinates -6.412, 130.402
UTC time 1993-01-05 23:25:28.680
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-05

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