Earthquake details

Saturday, September 6, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 6, 1997 at 00:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 242.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.596 and latitude -6.003.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 146.2 km
Coordinates -6.003, 130.596
UTC time 1997-09-06 00:32:49.560
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-06

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