Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at 17:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.345 and latitude -1.993.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.993, 128.345
UTC time 1996-01-03 17:13:54.320
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-03

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