Earthquake details

Thursday, January 20, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 20, 1994 at 08:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 207.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.882 and latitude -5.628.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 56.1 km
Coordinates -5.628, 130.882
UTC time 1994-01-20 08:36:07.090
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-20

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