Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 9, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 9, 1982 at 11:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.948 and latitude 2.157.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 59.4 km
Coordinates 2.157, 126.948
UTC time 1982-03-09 11:34:00.280
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-03-09

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