Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 15, 2002 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.333 and latitude -1.196.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.196, 121.333
UTC time 2002-08-15 05:30:26.230
Location Poso
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-08-15

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