Earthquake details

Thursday, May 3, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 3, 2001 at 04:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.397 and latitude 0.461.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.461, 126.397
UTC time 2001-05-03 04:40:19.520
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-05-03

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