Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 27, 1998 at 15:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 104.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.798 and latitude 2.244.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 77.6 km
Coordinates 2.244, 128.798
UTC time 1998-01-27 15:19:10.810
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-27

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