Earthquake details

Monday, December 27, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 27, 2004 at 20:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 242.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.124 and latitude 5.868.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 5.868, 93.124
UTC time 2004-12-27 20:37:20.630
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-27

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