Earthquake details

Sunday, October 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 26, 1997 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 374.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.559 and latitude -6.769.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 152.0 km
Coordinates -6.769, 129.559
UTC time 1997-10-26 16:06:33.910
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-26

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