Earthquake details

Thursday, March 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 218.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.934 and latitude -3.343.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.343, 130.934
UTC time 2018-03-08 03:51:07.240
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-08

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