Earthquake details

Friday, August 17, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 226.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.469 and latitude -5.301.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 21.9 km
Coordinates -5.301, 129.469
UTC time 2007-08-17 02:16:30.640
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-17

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