Earthquake details

Thursday, September 20, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 15:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 136.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.872 and latitude 2.185.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 94.7 km
Coordinates 2.185, 126.872
UTC time 2012-09-20 15:52:35.300
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-20

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