Earthquake details

Thursday, December 5, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 5, 1996 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 178.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.201 and latitude -0.274.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.274, 125.201
UTC time 1996-12-05 23:29:07.010
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-05

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