Earthquake details

Thursday, August 7, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.809 and latitude -8.166.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 32.6 km
Coordinates -8.166, 117.809
UTC time 2008-08-07 03:46:22.710
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-07

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