Earthquake details

Saturday, May 23, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 183.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.111 and latitude -5.393.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 47.6 km
Coordinates -5.393, 131.111
UTC time 2015-05-23 19:40:49.640
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-23

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