Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 3, 1997 at 21:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 126.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.838 and latitude -2.092.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.092, 124.838
UTC time 1997-12-03 21:41:59.080
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-12-03

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