Earthquake details

Friday, January 16, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 16, 2004 at 15:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.091 and latitude -0.398.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 36.2 km
Coordinates -0.398, 132.091
UTC time 2004-01-16 15:42:25.060
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-16

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