Earthquake details

Saturday, January 25, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 25, 1997 at 06:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 50.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.739 and latitude -3.802.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 21.1 km
Coordinates -3.802, 127.739
UTC time 1997-01-25 06:20:01.760
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-25

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