Earthquake details

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 05:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 119.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.717 and latitude 2.221.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 2.221, 96.717
UTC time 2010-08-21 05:42:52.880
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-08-21

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