Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.806 and latitude -0.906.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.906, 126.806
UTC time 2012-01-18 16:09:08.650
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-18

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