Earthquake details

Thursday, December 17, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 17, 1981 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 49.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.318 and latitude 0.899.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 59.6 km
Coordinates 0.899, 123.318
UTC time 1981-12-17 11:44:24.130
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-12-17

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