Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 3, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 3, 1999 at 03:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.515 and latitude -5.600.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.600, 131.515
UTC time 1999-08-03 03:57:15.190
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-03

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