Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 22, 1981 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.025 and latitude 2.501.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 81.0 km
Coordinates 2.501, 126.025
UTC time 1981-01-22 03:10:12.800
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-22

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