Earthquake details

Thursday, March 8, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 8, 2001 at 07:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.820 and latitude -6.436.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.5 km
Coordinates -6.436, 130.820
UTC time 2001-03-08 07:19:47.640
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-08

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