Earthquake details

Sunday, August 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 2, 1998 at 20:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 90.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.201 and latitude -2.843.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 44.9 km
Coordinates -2.843, 126.201
UTC time 1998-08-02 20:13:05.740
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-02

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