Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 26, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 26, 1982 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bau-Bau (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 223.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.785 and latitude -7.095.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 594.7 km
Coordinates -7.095, 123.785
UTC time 1982-05-26 07:59:10.690
Location Kupang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-26

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