Earthquake details

Sunday, December 6, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 6, 1998 at 00:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.198 and latitude 1.253.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.253, 126.198
UTC time 1998-12-06 00:47:13.450
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1998-12-06

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