Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 10:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 189.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.591 and latitude 2.670.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 59.7 km
Coordinates 2.670, 126.591
UTC time 2005-08-16 10:39:21.230
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-16

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