Earthquake details

Thursday, March 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 03:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Padang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.791 and latitude -2.235.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -2.235, 99.791
UTC time 2008-03-06 03:36:14.670
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-06

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