Earthquake details

Thursday, May 27, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 18:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.496 and latitude 2.724.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 232.9 km
Coordinates 2.724, 128.496
UTC time 1999-05-27 18:11:35.350
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-05-27

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