Earthquake details

Sunday, August 29, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 29, 1993 at 09:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 385.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.560 and latitude -7.005.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 146.7 km
Coordinates -7.005, 129.560
UTC time 1993-08-29 09:57:54.960
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-29

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