Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 285.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.736 and latitude -7.147.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 239.5 km
Coordinates -7.147, 127.736
UTC time 2006-02-08 07:44:51.780
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-02-08

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