Earthquake details

Saturday, January 16, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, January 16, 1999 at 03:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Indonesia - IN), about 409.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.155 and latitude -7.245.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 150.0 km
Coordinates -7.245, 129.155
UTC time 1999-01-16 03:04:20.100
Location Kepulauan Babar
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-16

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