Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 8, 1981 at 10:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 142.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.704 and latitude -1.983.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.6 km
Coordinates -1.983, 124.704
UTC time 1981-07-08 10:15:34.730
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-08

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