Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 13:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 100.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.603 and latitude 6.454.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 114.2 km
Coordinates 6.454, 94.603
UTC time 1997-08-26 13:17:26.670
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-26

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