Earthquake details

Sunday, August 31, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 31, 1997 at 08:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 77.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.320 and latitude 1.649.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 124.3 km
Coordinates 1.649, 127.320
UTC time 1997-08-31 08:02:23.410
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-31

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