Earthquake details

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 12:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.261 and latitude 1.575.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 104.6 km
Coordinates 1.575, 127.261
UTC time 2008-03-20 12:15:42.030
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-20

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