Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.299 and latitude -1.260.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 36.1 km
Coordinates -1.260, 121.299
UTC time 2013-08-15 18:54:48.790
Location Poso
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-08-15

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