Earthquake details

Monday, December 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 16, 2002 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 265.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.621 and latitude -6.731.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -6.731, 130.621
UTC time 2002-12-16 17:30:47.150
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-16

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