Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 9, 2001 at 02:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 296.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.171 and latitude -6.351.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates -6.351, 130.171
UTC time 2001-03-09 02:56:59.910
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-09

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