Earthquake details

Thursday, December 9, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 13:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 306.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.233 and latitude -6.776.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 104.7 km
Coordinates -6.776, 130.233
UTC time 2004-12-09 13:12:02.760
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-09

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