Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 5, 2000 at 02:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 353.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.489 and latitude -7.234.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 100.3 km
Coordinates -7.234, 128.489
UTC time 2000-08-05 02:55:00.360
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-05

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