Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 18:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.893 and latitude -0.545.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.545, 131.893
UTC time 2012-04-18 18:38:12.190
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-04-18

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