Earthquake details

Saturday, January 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 06:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 273.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.334 and latitude -6.120.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 118.0 km
Coordinates -6.120, 130.334
UTC time 2017-01-21 06:30:49.490
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-21

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