Earthquake details

Thursday, August 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 5, 1982 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.258 and latitude -7.078.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 612.0 km
Coordinates -7.078, 117.258
UTC time 1982-08-05 04:04:35.370
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-05

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