Earthquake details

Sunday, September 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 8, 1996 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 180.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.943 and latitude 2.950.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.950, 126.943
UTC time 1996-09-08 02:27:25.940
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-08

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