Earthquake details

Thursday, December 26, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 26, 1996 at 22:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 42.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.027 and latitude -4.047.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -4.047, 128.027
UTC time 1996-12-26 22:48:42.180
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-26

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