Earthquake details

Monday, August 23, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, August 23, 2004 at 01:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.676 and latitude -0.873.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 7.6 km
Coordinates -0.873, 127.676
UTC time 2004-08-23 01:09:52.670
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-08-23

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