Earthquake details

Saturday, January 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 05:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.208 and latitude 2.827.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 46.9 km
Coordinates 2.827, 128.208
UTC time 2017-01-21 05:16:31.800
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-21

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