Earthquake details

Saturday, January 25, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 25, 1997 at 05:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 60.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.676 and latitude -3.895.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.8 km
Coordinates -3.895, 127.676
UTC time 1997-01-25 05:10:02.780
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-25

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