Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 10:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 185.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.123 and latitude -0.348.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 36.0 km
Coordinates -0.348, 125.123
UTC time 2006-08-29 10:53:06.250
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-29

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