Earthquake details

Friday, January 27, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 27, 2006 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 197.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.131 and latitude -5.473.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 397.0 km
Coordinates -5.473, 128.131
UTC time 2006-01-27 16:58:53.670
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2006-01-27

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