Earthquake details

Saturday, July 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 6, 1996 at 05:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.354 and latitude 2.973.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.973, 128.354
UTC time 1996-07-06 05:03:33.540
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-06

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