M6.0 earthquake - 207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
10612 d ago · 26 Sept 1997, 15:48 UTC 207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 207 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia on 26 Sept 1997, 15:48 UTC at a depth of 254 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Ambon, about 207 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.
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