Earthquake details

Friday, October 17, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 17, 1980 at 20:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.896 and latitude 2.105.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.105, 126.896
UTC time 1980-10-17 20:50:26.600
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-17

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