Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 20:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 261.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.430 and latitude -6.029.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 118.0 km
Coordinates -6.029, 130.430
UTC time 2016-04-06 20:35:14.560
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-06

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