Earthquake details

Saturday, June 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, June 21, 1997 at 06:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.284 and latitude 1.787.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates 1.787, 127.284
UTC time 1997-06-21 06:57:29.460
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-06-21

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