Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 19:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 69.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.389 and latitude 1.634.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 135.5 km
Coordinates 1.634, 127.389
UTC time 2004-12-21 19:46:43.720
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-21

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