Earthquake details

Monday, November 9, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, November 9, 1998 at 20:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 373.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.659 and latitude -7.018.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -7.018, 128.659
UTC time 1998-11-09 20:55:34.010
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-09

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