Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 83.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.909 and latitude -0.501.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 29.2 km
Coordinates -0.501, 131.909
UTC time 2012-04-18 19:52:38.960
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-04-18

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