Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 06:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 311.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.037 and latitude -6.366.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 141.0 km
Coordinates -6.366, 130.037
UTC time 2017-03-01 06:59:41.360
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-01

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