Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 247.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.185 and latitude -3.472.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 22.6 km
Coordinates -3.472, 131.185
UTC time 2006-03-15 02:01:26.930
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-15

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