Earthquake details

Friday, January 22, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 22, 1999 at 05:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 117.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.684 and latitude 1.584.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.584, 126.684
UTC time 1999-01-22 05:20:53.850
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-22

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