Earthquake details

Sunday, February 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 00:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 61.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.467 and latitude 1.839.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates 1.839, 127.467
UTC time 1996-02-18 00:52:45.790
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-18

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