Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 242.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.610 and latitude -6.067.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 125.7 km
Coordinates -6.067, 130.610
UTC time 2002-08-22 15:43:35.660
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-22

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