Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 21, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 21, 1981 at 08:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 73.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.176 and latitude 1.413.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 106.7 km
Coordinates 1.413, 127.176
UTC time 1981-04-21 08:55:53.620
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-04-21

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