Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 27, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 27, 1998 at 01:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.258 and latitude -4.015.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.015, 128.258
UTC time 1998-05-27 01:42:14.380
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-05-27

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