Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at 13:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lhokseumawe (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.211 and latitude 4.567.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 175.0 km
Coordinates 4.567, 97.211
UTC time 1999-07-21 13:46:29.780
Location Lhokseumawe
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-07-21

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