Earthquake details

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 131.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.649 and latitude 1.711.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 64.0 km
Coordinates 1.711, 126.649
UTC time 2008-03-13 01:16:45.870
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-13

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