Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 28, 1981 at 04:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.732 and latitude 1.912.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates 1.912, 126.732
UTC time 1981-01-28 04:36:49.600
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-28

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