Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.679 and latitude 2.409.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 72.2 km
Coordinates 2.409, 128.679
UTC time 2008-12-23 17:51:48.200
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-23

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