Earthquake details

Saturday, December 23, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, December 23, 2000 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Indonesia - IN), about 420.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.816 and latitude -7.873.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	61.7 km
Coordinates	-7.873, 135.816
UTC time	2000-12-23 07:13:24.300

Location	Kepulauan Aru region
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2000-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	420.8 km
Nabire	503.6 km
Merauke	510.5 km
Wamena	545.0 km
Darwin	746.8 km
Abepura	793.7 km
Manokwari	804.2 km
Jayapura	805.2 km
Masohi	913.5 km
Amahai	915.4 km
Sorong	928.1 km
Mount Hagen	956.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Kepulauan Aru region

India · 2000-12-23 07:13 UTC

3.0 km

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