Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 28.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.505 and latitude -3.618.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 9.4 km
Coordinates -3.618, 135.505
UTC time 2005-05-17 16:01:03.540
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-05-17

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