Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 140.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.529 and latitude 2.255.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.255, 96.529
UTC time 2003-08-21 16:13:41.500
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-21

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