Earthquake details

Thursday, January 27, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 259.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.093 and latitude 7.877.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 7.877, 94.093
UTC time 2005-01-27 16:58:51.130
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-27

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