Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 10, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 10, 1981 at 13:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 59.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.415 and latitude -1.340.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	69.6 km
Coordinates	-1.340, 122.415
UTC time	1981-03-10 13:52:40.470

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	59.9 km
Poso	185.1 km
Gorontalo	221.1 km
Masamba	268.6 km
Palu	287.2 km
Kendari	293.8 km
Palopo	307.8 km
Rantepao	333.7 km
Katobu	390.0 km
Raha	390.9 km
Sanana	404.4 km
Tondano	405.0 km

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