Earthquake details

Saturday, January 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 4, 1997 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.131 and latitude -4.011.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.011, 128.131
UTC time 1997-01-04 09:01:10.700
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-04

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