Earthquake details

Thursday, August 28, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.177 and latitude 0.207.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 70.3 km
Coordinates 0.207, 126.177
UTC time 2003-08-28 20:58:30.680
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-28

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