Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 2, 1998 at 20:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 272.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.931 and latitude 2.704.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 611.9 km
Coordinates 2.704, 121.931
UTC time 1998-09-02 20:13:03.690
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-02

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