Earthquake details

Saturday, August 18, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 15:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.697 and latitude 2.645.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 2.645, 128.697
UTC time 2012-08-18 15:31:40.060
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-18

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