Earthquake details

Thursday, May 27, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 27, 1982 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 177.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.107 and latitude -0.938.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 65.7 km
Coordinates -0.938, 127.107
UTC time 1982-05-27 21:04:04.200
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-27

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