Earthquake details

Friday, September 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 23, 2016 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 276.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.398 and latitude -6.467.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 131.8 km
Coordinates -6.467, 130.398
UTC time 2016-09-23 05:09:27.860
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-23

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