Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tondano (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.475 and latitude -0.228.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 61.8 km
Coordinates -0.228, 125.475
UTC time 2012-01-16 10:26:47.020
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-16

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