Earthquake details

Friday, July 3, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 3, 1981 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 37.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.618 and latitude -8.287.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 185.7 km
Coordinates -8.287, 119.618
UTC time 1981-07-03 17:14:49.220
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-03

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