Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 16:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 163.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.636 and latitude 2.244.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.244, 126.636
UTC time 2001-12-26 16:24:07.490
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-12-26

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