Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 5, 1981 at 23:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 189.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.870 and latitude 3.192.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 57.0 km
Coordinates 3.192, 128.870
UTC time 1981-03-05 23:37:56.110
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-05

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