Earthquake details

Thursday, November 12, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Thursday, November 12, 1998 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Darwin (Indonesia - IN), about 457.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.749 and latitude -8.497.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -8.497, 129.749
UTC time 1998-11-12 04:43:54.150
Location Kepulauan Babar
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-12

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