Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 12:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.162 and latitude -0.318.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.318, 125.162
UTC time 2006-08-29 12:38:24.290
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-29

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