Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bengkulu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 235.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.143 and latitude -3.830.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.830, 100.143
UTC time 2014-12-17 06:10:05.700
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-17

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