Earthquake details

Friday, December 18, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 18, 1998 at 20:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.138 and latitude 1.187.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.187, 126.138
UTC time 1998-12-18 20:49:39.790
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-18

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