Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 26, 1997 at 18:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 122.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.237 and latitude 2.803.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 126.7 km
Coordinates 2.803, 128.237
UTC time 1997-03-26 18:18:34.720
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-26

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