Earthquake details

Friday, December 5, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 5, 1997 at 13:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 75.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.114 and latitude 0.656.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 89.4 km
Coordinates 0.656, 125.114
UTC time 1997-12-05 13:56:12.370
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-12-05

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