Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 05:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.664 and latitude -4.230.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 30.2 km
Coordinates -4.230, 129.664
UTC time 2009-04-21 05:33:22.030
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-21

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