Earthquake details

Sunday, September 23, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.320 and latitude 0.444.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.444, 126.320
UTC time 2018-09-23 03:09:35.340
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-09-23

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