Earthquake details

Monday, January 18, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 19:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 204.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.523 and latitude -0.272.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.272, 129.523
UTC time 2016-01-18 19:21:50.180
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-18

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