Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 16:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 108.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.465 and latitude -4.150.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 26.8 km
Coordinates -4.150, 129.465
UTC time 2015-12-09 16:35:44.650
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-12-09

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