Earthquake details

Saturday, September 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 16:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.691 and latitude 2.387.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.387, 126.691
UTC time 2012-09-08 16:27:38.990
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-08

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