Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 05:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 139.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.244 and latitude 0.266.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.7 km
Coordinates 0.266, 126.244
UTC time 2018-10-02 05:15:30.120
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-10-02

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