Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 17:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.813 and latitude -6.396.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -6.396, 132.813
UTC time 2018-01-18 17:48:40.550
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-18

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