Earthquake details

Saturday, October 20, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 20, 2001 at 19:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katobu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.885 and latitude -4.561.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 28.7 km
Coordinates -4.561, 123.885
UTC time 2001-10-20 19:17:52.290
Location Kendari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-20

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