Earthquake details

Thursday, December 31, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 31, 1981 at 09:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 104.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.922 and latitude 0.907.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 303.5 km
Coordinates 0.907, 123.922
UTC time 1981-12-31 09:20:06.970
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-12-31

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