Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 06:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 66.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.793 and latitude 0.891.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 61.7 km
Coordinates 0.891, 126.793
UTC time 1998-10-28 06:53:21.310
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-28

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