Earthquake details

Sunday, January 24, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 24, 1982 at 18:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.171 and latitude -3.327.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates -3.327, 128.171
UTC time 1982-01-24 18:03:20.400
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-24

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