Earthquake details

Thursday, March 26, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 26, 1981 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 187.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.998 and latitude 3.412.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 60.5 km
Coordinates 3.412, 127.998
UTC time 1981-03-26 21:30:04.700
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1981-03-26

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