Earthquake details

Friday, October 5, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 5, 2012 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 363.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.547 and latitude -6.661.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 161.9 km
Coordinates -6.661, 129.547
UTC time 2012-10-05 18:08:19.930
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-05

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