Earthquake details

Thursday, April 17, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 17, 1997 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.309 and latitude -2.744.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.744, 127.309
UTC time 1997-04-17 00:30:59.080
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-17

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