Earthquake details

Thursday, July 27, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 27, 2000 at 21:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 54.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.540 and latitude -1.279.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.279, 131.540
UTC time 2000-07-27 21:29:46.080
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-07-27

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