Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 23, 1980 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 360.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.621 and latitude -6.605.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 160.0 km
Coordinates -6.605, 129.621
UTC time 1980-10-23 23:10:41.200
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-23

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