Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 16, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 16, 1998 at 15:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 128.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.261 and latitude 1.229.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.229, 126.261
UTC time 1998-12-16 15:53:04.410
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-16

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