Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at 01:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.169 and latitude -2.980.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.980, 130.169
UTC time 2001-12-05 01:32:59.200
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-12-05

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