Earthquake details

Saturday, August 12, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 07:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 205.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.992 and latitude -6.205.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 75.8 km
Coordinates -6.205, 130.992
UTC time 2017-08-12 07:22:36.910
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-08-12

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