Earthquake details

Friday, March 20, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 20, 1981 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.185 and latitude 0.453.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.6 km
Coordinates 0.453, 126.185
UTC time 1981-03-20 23:31:43.200
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-20

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