Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 162.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.829 and latitude -0.877.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 19.1 km
Coordinates -0.877, 126.829
UTC time 2012-01-18 12:50:20.530
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-18

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