Earthquake details

Thursday, October 8, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 8, 1998 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pagar Alam (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 96.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.104 and latitude -4.877.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.877, 103.104
UTC time 1998-10-08 21:23:27.030
Location Pagar Alam
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-08

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