Earthquake details

Sunday, August 26, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 26, 2001 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 24.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.633 and latitude -8.543.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 127.5 km
Coordinates -8.543, 117.633
UTC time 2001-08-26 03:49:58.110
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-26

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