Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kotabumi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 205.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.514 and latitude -6.072.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -6.072, 103.514
UTC time 2008-12-17 16:06:58.160
Location Tangerang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-17

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