Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.825 and latitude -4.914.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 34.0 km
Coordinates -4.914, 133.825
UTC time 2014-12-16 20:27:43.900
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-16

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