Earthquake details

Saturday, August 12, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 06:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.365 and latitude 2.189.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.8 km
Coordinates 2.189, 96.365
UTC time 2006-08-12 06:15:28.160
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-12

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