Earthquake details

Thursday, May 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 23:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.303 and latitude 2.646.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 173.0 km
Coordinates 2.646, 128.303
UTC time 2002-05-09 23:41:30.870
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-09

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