Earthquake details

Friday, December 17, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 17, 1999 at 12:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 84.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.740 and latitude 1.229.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 39.8 km
Coordinates 1.229, 122.740
UTC time 1999-12-17 12:38:01.520
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-17

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