Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 08:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 351.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.766 and latitude -6.708.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 140.4 km
Coordinates -6.708, 129.766
UTC time 2017-03-22 08:02:27.300
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-22

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