Earthquake details

Thursday, September 24, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 15:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 28.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.262 and latitude -0.621.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates -0.621, 131.262
UTC time 2015-09-24 15:53:27.740
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2015-09-24

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