Earthquake details

Thursday, May 3, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 04:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 114.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.429 and latitude 0.419.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.419, 126.429
UTC time 2001-05-03 04:37:21.920
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-05-03

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