Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 10, 1996 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.564 and latitude -6.129.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 38.4 km
Coordinates -6.129, 133.564
UTC time 1996-01-10 22:36:03.270
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-10

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