Earthquake details

Sunday, May 31, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 31, 1998 at 16:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.296 and latitude -7.223.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 585.0 km
Coordinates -7.223, 120.296
UTC time 1998-05-31 16:57:58.420
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-05-31

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