Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 23, 1981 at 00:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atambua (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.821 and latitude -7.955.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 214.8 km
Coordinates -7.955, 123.821
UTC time 1981-04-23 00:31:44.300
Location Maumere
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-04-23

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