Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 14:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 244.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.446 and latitude -3.860.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.860, 131.446
UTC time 2008-04-23 14:05:42.840
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-23

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