Earthquake details

Thursday, August 12, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 12, 1999 at 16:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.273 and latitude -0.688.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 79.7 km
Coordinates -0.688, 127.273
UTC time 1999-08-12 16:43:46.100
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-12

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