Earthquake details

Saturday, December 12, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 12, 1981 at 07:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.316 and latitude -1.158.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.4 km
Coordinates	-1.158, 127.316
UTC time	1981-12-12 07:27:15.630

Location	Sanana
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-12-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sanana	179.5 km
Sofifi	212.7 km
Ternate	217.1 km
Ambon City	298.5 km
Masohi	300.9 km
Amahai	301.3 km
Tobelo	330.4 km
Bitung	378.1 km
Tondano	383.1 km
Manado	402.2 km
Sorong	440.2 km
Luwuk	504.5 km

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