Earthquake details

Monday, April 23, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, April 23, 2001 at 12:57 UTC with a magnitude of 4.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.128 and latitude -5.511.

Magnitude	4.5
Alert	Moderate
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.511, 132.128
UTC time	2001-04-23 12:57:18.450

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Moderate

Earthquake map 2001-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	70.4 km
Masohi	428.5 km
Amahai	430.3 km
Nabire	444.3 km
Ambon City	482.1 km
Sorong	524.5 km
Manokwari	560.4 km
Wamena	772.7 km
Sanana	783.7 km
Darwin	786.5 km
Dili	799.6 km
Sofifi	861.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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