Earthquake details

Thursday, August 2, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 07:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.121 and latitude -6.944.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates -6.944, 131.121
UTC time 2012-08-02 07:37:45.180
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-02

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