Earthquake details

Thursday, August 19, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.756 and latitude 2.185.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 79.9 km
Coordinates 2.185, 126.756
UTC time 1999-08-19 08:06:58.740
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-19

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