Earthquake details

Sunday, August 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 07:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 251.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.541 and latitude -6.126.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 90.5 km
Coordinates -6.126, 130.541
UTC time 1993-08-08 07:43:07.940
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-08

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