Earthquake details

Sunday, December 12, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 12, 1999 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 189.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.338 and latitude -1.041.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.041, 127.338
UTC time 1999-12-12 01:50:41.220
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-12

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