Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 05:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.587 and latitude 2.032.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.032, 126.587
UTC time 2002-05-21 05:27:08.770
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-21

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