Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.948 and latitude -0.443.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.443, 132.948
UTC time 2003-05-21 01:20:14.350
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-05-21

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