Earthquake details

Sunday, October 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 289.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.238 and latitude -6.349.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 100.4 km
Coordinates -6.349, 130.238
UTC time 2002-10-06 17:31:55.170
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-06

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